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Bowl750–900 CE

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Ceramic vessel with globular form and matte tan surface, decorated with carved relief bands of interlaced rope pattern and bold geometric glyphs around the shoulder and body

Unknown, Bowl, 750–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bowl
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Yucatán, Northern Lowlands
Date Made
750–900 CE
Medium
Slate ware ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm) Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.168.11
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Curatorial Notes

The plaited-mat and thatched-roof designs on this carved bowl invoke a royal residence. A title of Maya kings was aj pop, or “he of the mat,” since woven mats covered the low benches in palaces.

2008

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