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Carved Bowl with Bird Effigy Handles600–1000 CE

Not on view
Carved pale gray stone bowl with wide mouth, hemispherical body, and two coiled spiral handles, decorated with relief bands of overlapping arches and circular motifs
Carved white marble bowl with two opposing serpent-head handles, decorated with bands of carved curvilinear and stepped glyphic motifs around the exterior.
Title
Carved Bowl with Bird Effigy Handles
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Honduras, Ulúa Valley
Date Made
600–1000 CE
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
3 × 7 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (7.62 × 18.42 × 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Lancaster
Accession Number
AC1996.46.1
Classification
Stone
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.