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Collections

Censer with Spikes and Figure on Lid600–900 CE

Not on view
Ceramic lidded vessel covered in rows of conical spikes, with a small sculpted human figure seated on top of the domed lid, unglazed earthenware in cream and rust-brown tones
Title
Censer with Spikes and Figure on Lid
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Belize or Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
44 × 25 × 25 in. (111.76 × 63.5 × 63.5 cm) Overall (Diameter) (Diameter): 27 in. (68.58 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.968a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas