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Maize Deity Architectural Medallion100 BCE–100 CE

Not on view
Oval terracotta relief plaque with a central stylized figure surrounded by scroll-like carved forms and a ridged border, sandy tan surface with visible cracks

Unknown, Architectural Medallion Depicting the Maize God, 100 BCE–100 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Maize Deity Architectural Medallion
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico, Southern Lowlands
Date Made
100 BCE–100 CE
Medium
Stucco
Dimensions
6 × 6 × 2 in. (15.24 × 15.24 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1998.209.50
Classification
Stucco
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.

  • Selections from the Pre-Columbian Collection of Constance McCormick Fearing. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1967.