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Lidded Quadrupod Vessel with Monkeys250–550 CE

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Earthenware lidded vessel on three feet, cream ground painted with bird and deity figures in terra-cotta red and black, with glyphic motifs on lid and body

Unknown, Lidded Quadrupod Vessel with Monkeys, 250–550 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Lidded Quadrupod Vessel with Monkeys
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
250–550 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 5 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (16.51 × 14.73 × 14.73 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.962a-b
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.