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Collections

Burial Urn600–900 CE

Not on view
Large ceramic lidded vessel with rounded body, domed lid topped by a sculpted feline figure, and a painted frontal human figure in ritual regalia on the body
Title
Burial Urn
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, El Quiché
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
Base: 59.4 × 68.2 cm, 55 lb. Other (Lid): 31 × 58.5 cm, 15 lb.
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.936a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Masterpieces of Pre-Columbian Art: from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Wray. New York: André Emmerich Gallery; Perl Galleries, 1984.