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Lidded Bowl with Macaw Handle250–500 CE

Not on view
Lidded ceramic vessel with domed lid topped by a modeled bird's head; decorated with stylized feather and glyph motifs in rust-orange and black on a tan ground
Title
Lidded Bowl with Macaw Handle
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Petén, or Mexico, Campeche
Date Made
250–500 CE
Medium
Engobe-painted earthenware
Dimensions
18 × 19 × 19 in. (45.72 × 48.26 × 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.942a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Fields, Virginia M. and Dorie Reents-Budet. Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. London: Scala Publishers Limited; LACMA, 2005.
  • 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.