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Collections

Tripod Vase with Monkey on Lid300–600 CE

Not on view
Burnished terra-cotta ceramic lidded vessel with barrel-shaped body, three rectangular feet with cutouts, crosshatch-incised lid, and a modeled monkey head finial
Title
Tripod Vase with Monkey on Lid
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala
Date Made
300–600 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm); 9 1/2 x 7 4/5 x 7 4/5 in. (24.13 x 19.812 x 19.812 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.829
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas