Sun God Effigy Lid
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginChiapas-Tabasco Coastal plain, Guatemala
PeriodClassic Period (250/300-850 CE)
Date500-700
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.78a-b): 24.1 x 20.4 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
DescriptionVeracruz Sun God effigy vessel, Classic period, with gesturing extended arms, surmounted by a separately moulded elaborate zoomorphic head, with perforated beak. The vessel has large incised eyes, flanged side projections, curled and pointed.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.78a-b
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Teotihuacan artist(s)
450-650
Object number: G83.1.19a-b
Artist / Maker: Zacatecas artist(s)
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.69
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b