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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

Unknown, Globular Bowl with Supernatural Enema Ritual, 550–700 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.