Tripod Vase with Figures Grasping Serpents
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginUlua Valley, Honduras
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date700-800
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 19 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
DescriptionMaya (Honduran) painted tripod vase, Ulua Valley, Late Classic period, with two standing deities with feline heads, leaning forward, each holding a long snake with multi-curling tongues and stingers (?). They are wearing elaborate regalia and ornamentation, separated by diagonal bands with various emblems and band above of similar design. It is painted in red, tan, brown, and orange on a black ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.142
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.140
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Tembladera artist(s)
900-200 BCE
Object number: G83.1.154
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
900-1200
Object number: G83.1.86
