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Collections

Tripod Vessel400–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic cylindrical vessel with dark brownish-black slip, wide carved band of interlocking spirals and diagonal motifs in red clay, supported on three open rectangular slab feet
Title
Tripod Vessel
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
400–600 CE
Medium
Carved ceramic with red pigment
Dimensions
5 3/4 in. (14.61cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.33
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.