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Carved Vessel with Avian Dancers300–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic tripod vessel with cylindrical body, carved relief panels depicting a frontal deity figure with scrolling and geometric motifs, small molded heads at leg joints, and openwork carved front leg
Title
Carved Vessel with Avian Dancers
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Escuintla
Date Made
300–600 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 3/10 in. (23.622 cm); 10 x 9 3/10 x 9 3/10 in. (25.4 x 23.622 x 23.622 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.851
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.