Cylindrical Tripod Vase with Portrait Head
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginRio Azul, Northeastern Peten, Lowlands, Guatemala
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600 CE)
Date350-550
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.133a-b): 17.4 x 13.3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
DescriptionMaya orange-ware cylindrical tripod vessel, Early Classic period, with lid and portrait head of ruler with fish and water-lily headdress serving as a handle. It is Teotihuacan influenced.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.133a-b
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-550
Object number: G83.1.105
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.111
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.142
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
900-1200
Object number: G83.1.86
Artist / Maker: Teotihuacan artist(s)
450-650
Object number: G83.1.19a-b
