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Lidded Vessel300–500 CE

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Burnished black ceramic lidded vessel with incised zoomorphic and geometric decoration, domed lid with knob handle, wide cylindrical body on a flared foot ring
Ceramic covered bowl with burnished dark brown-black surface, conical lid topped with a small knob, and incised geometric band decorating the wide rim of the base.
Burnished blackware ceramic vessel with domed lid and small knob handle, featuring incised curvilinear and zoomorphic motifs on both the lid surface and a horizontal band around the body, set on a low footed base.
Covered ceramic bowl with smooth dark brownish-black burnished surface, domed lid with small knob finial, incised decorative bands with geometric and figural motifs encircling the lid and body, resting on a low foot ring.
Title
Lidded Vessel
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Date Made
300–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with post-fire pigment and incised decoration
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter): 38 cm (14 15/16 in.) 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.893a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.

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