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Collections

Tripod Cylinder Vessel with Monkey on Lid300–600 CE

Not on view
Small bronze three-legged cylindrical vessel with flat lid, topped by a cast mythical lion-dog figure with open mouth and curling tail, dark patina with ochre corrosion

Unknown, Tripod Cylinder Vessel with Monkey on Lid, 300–600 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Photo © Justin Kerr (#K7454)

Title
Tripod Cylinder Vessel with Monkey on Lid
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made
300–600 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
10 × 7 × 7 in. (25.4 × 17.78 × 17.78 cm) Overall (Diameter): 7 in. (17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.1016a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas