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Bowl with Maize God Dancers and Dwarves600–900 CE

Not on view
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip, decorated with detailed terracotta-red painted figures in elaborate headdresses and costumes, with a band of glyphs along the rim
Title
Bowl with Maize God Dancers and Dwarves
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Peten, possibly Naranjo or vicinity
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm); 5 x 6 x 6 in. (12.7 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.874
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas