Waterbird Effigy Lidded Vessel
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureMaya
OriginLowlands, Guatemala
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600 CE)
Date400-500
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, green pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 22.8 cm (9 in.)
DescriptionMaya covered vessel, Early Classic period, standing on four openwork legs, the lid surmounted by the head of a pelican grasping a fish (?) in its beak. It is painted in deep orange with grey and black glyphs (?).
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.103a-b
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
Object number: G83.1.113
