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A Ballplayer's Drinking Cup600–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Maya ceramic cylinder vessel with cream slip, decorated with red-brown painted glyphs and figural scene showing elaborately costumed figures, with sage green pigment at the rim
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with cream slip and red-painted Maya figural scene; two elaborately dressed figures with large feathered fans and dotted headdresses, accompanied by a band of Maya glyphs near the rim; traces of blue-green pigment along the upper exterior.
Cylindrical Maya ceramic vessel with cream slip and red-painted figural scene; a band of Maya glyphs runs below the rim with traces of green pigment; incised and painted figures in dynamic poses with a supernatural deity figure at right.
Ceramic beaker with slightly flared rim, pale buff surface with remnants of red and green painted decoration, showing significant wear and paint loss.
Cylindrical ceramic vessel with cream slip and red-painted rim, incised with fine-line Maya figural scenes depicting a standing elaborately dressed figure with feathered headdress and a second figure at left; small Maya glyphs visible near lower center.
Title
A Ballplayer's Drinking Cup
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Northern Petén
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Travertine with pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm) Height: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.875
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Looper, Matthew. The Beast Between: Deer in Maya Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2019.
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014
  • The Ancient Maya World: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection. Saturday, December 1, 2012- Sunday, March 2, 2014