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Collections

Vessel with Water Lily Serpent and Dwarf700–900 CE

Not on view
Carved ceramic cylinder vessel with two registers of low-relief decoration: a reclining figure in an elaborate headdress above interlocking scrolls and serpentine forms
Ceramic cylindrical vessel with matte gray-brown surface, featuring a diagonal band of incised Maya glyphs running from lower left to upper right.
Title
Vessel with Water Lily Serpent and Dwarf
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
700–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 3/10 in. (13.462 cm); 5 3/10 x 5 3/10 x 5 3/10 in. (13.462 x 13.462 x 13.462 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.810
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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