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Collections

Lidded Vessel with Chahk Handle and Peccary Head Supports250–450 CE

Not on view
Ceramic lidded vessel on four columnar legs with incised curvilinear designs in cream slip, topped by a sculptural face with flanking ornaments and a rising animal form
Title
Lidded Vessel with Chahk Handle and Peccary Head Supports
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
250–450 CE
Medium
Engobe-painted earthenware
Dimensions
Diameter: 6 3/10 in. (16.002 cm); 10 4/5 x 6 4/5 x 7 in. (27.432 x 17.272 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.888a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Hellmuth, Nicholas M. Monster und Menschen in der Maya-Kunst: Eine Ikonographie der Alten Religionen Mexikos und Guatemalas. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1987.
  • 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.