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Collections

Censer Lid with Seated Figure Holding a Bird400–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a seated figure with coiled headdress, large disk ear ornaments, and a septum ring, cradling a large animal in the lap

Unknown, Censer Lid with Seated Figure Holding a Bird, 400–600 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
Censer Lid with Seated Figure Holding a Bird
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala, Pacific Coast, Escuintla, Tiquisate region
Date Made
400–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 in. (34.93 x 22.23 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.168.45
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas