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Collections

Spouted Vessel for Cacao100 BCE–250 CE

Not on view
Small terra-cotta ceramic cup with bulbous body, wide mouth, ring foot, and a single squared handle, with patches of mineral encrustation

Unknown, Spouted Vessel for Cacao, 100 BCE–250 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Spouted Vessel for Cacao
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
100 BCE–250 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 4/5 in. (12.192 cm); 4 4/5 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. (12.192 x 16.51 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.827
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.