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Collections

Quadrupod Vessel100 BCE–300 CE

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Ceramic vessel with a tall, flared, burnished terra-cotta cup supported by four smaller egg-shaped vessels with rectangular slot openings, transitioning from orange to gray clay

Unknown, Quadrupod Vessel, 100 BCE–300 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Photo © Justin Kerr (#K7218)

Title
Quadrupod Vessel
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Belize, Guatemala, or Mexico
Date Made
100 BCE–300 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm); 8 4/5 x 7 x 7 in. (22.352 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.828
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas