Cylinder Vase with Maize God
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureMaya
OriginBelize
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date675-725
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red pigment, orange pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 22.8 x 8.6 cm (9 x 3 3/8 in.)
DescriptionMaya painted cylinder vase, Late Classic period, of narrow form, with two rectangular panels each containing an elaborately dressed dancer with extended arms and bent right leg. There are panels of vertical glyphs between, and bands of glyphs above. It is painted in deep orange on a white ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.118
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
650-750
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