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Cylinder Vessel with Water Lily Serpent600–900 CE

Not on view

Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel in pale tan clay, with a band of carved hieroglyphic glyphs below the rim and a large low-relief carved figure with interlocking scroll motifs covering the body

Unknown, Cylinder Vessel with Water Lily Serpent, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title: Cylinder Vessel with Water Lily Serpent
Culture: Maya
Place Made: Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made: 600–900 CE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm); 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.59 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.713
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography: O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.