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Globular Bowl with Supernatural Enema Ritual550–700 CE

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Spherical Maya ceramic vessel with polychrome painted decoration in brick red, black, and cream, showing a band of hieroglyphic glyphs above a dense figural scene with curvilinear zoomorphic forms

Title: Globular Bowl with Supernatural Enema Ritual
Culture: Maya
Place Made: Belize or Guatemala
Date Made: 550–700 CE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter: 6 in. (15.24 cm); 7 x 5 4/5 x 5 4/5 in. (17.78 x 14.732 x 14.732 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.860
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.