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Toad-Shaped Container Carrying Sun-God Mask on Back600–900 CE

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Two small carved stone sculptures: an egg-shaped piece with spiral relief carving and a round hole at top, beside a crouching frog figure with raised head and bumpy textured surface, both in mottled gray stone with rust-brown patina
Title
Toad-Shaped Container Carrying Sun-God Mask on Back
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
7.9 × 7.62 × 6.35 cm
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.892.2
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas