Covered Dish in the Form of a Bird
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginLowlands, Guatemala
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600 CE)
Date350-500
MediumEarthenware with pigment
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.100a-b): 12.4 x 33 cm (4 7/8 x 13 in.)
DescriptionMaya incised covered dish, Early Classic period, with flanged base incised with linear decoration, and slightly flaring cylindrical bowl. Surmounted by a domed lid with bird's head handle with large ridged eyes, curving beak and notched crest, and incised wide spread wings over the lid.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.100a-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: Paracas artist(s)
500-300 BCE
Object number: G83.1.181
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b
