Cylinder Vase with Moulded Human Face
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
OriginBelize
PeriodClassic Period (250/300-850 CE)
Date500-700
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 19.1 x 13.2 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
DescriptionMaya moulded mask vessel, Classic period, with round face and bulbous cheeks, and open mouth. The vessel has ridged eyes, pierced small ears, and the back is incised with linear decoration. It is painted in black with areas of white pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.101
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Colima or Jalisco artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.32
Artist / Maker: Nicoya artist(s)
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
Artist / Maker: Colima artist(s)
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Artist / Maker: Zacatecas artist(s)
200-500 CE
Object number: G83.1.16.1-.2