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Vessel with Avian Dancers550–700 CE

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Cylindrical Mesoamerican ceramic vessel with cream slip ground, painted in brick red and dark brown with a band of glyphs near the rim and densely packed figures and scrollwork below
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with a cream slip ground, painted in red and dark brown with dense curvilinear glyphs and a feathered serpent or bird figure across the body, and a repeating scroll band around the rim.
Ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip ground, painted in red and black with a dynamic figure surrounded by dense curvilinear glyphs and zoomorphic forms; a red scroll border encircles the rim.
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip ground, painted in red and dark brown with dense interlocking serpentine and zoomorphic figures covering the body; a band of glyphic cartouches in red and black encircles the upper rim.
Title
Vessel with Avian Dancers
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Petén
Date Made
550–700 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 3/10 in. (13.462 cm); 7 4/5 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.812 x 13.97 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.743
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.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014

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