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Lidded Tripod Vessel with Maize Deity650–850 CE

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Unglazed terracotta ceramic lidded vessel on three short legs, with a modeled face on the body and a seated sculpted figure with a fan-shaped headdress on the lid

Title: Lidded Tripod Vessel with Maize Deity
Culture: Maya
Place Made: Guatemala, El Quiché
Date Made: 650–850 CE
Medium: Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 11 × 11 in. (42.42 × 27.94 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number: M.2010.115.943a-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.