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Carved Cylindrical Vessel with Diety from the Palenque Triad

CultureMaya
OriginLowlands, Guatemala
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600 CE)
Date400-550
MediumEarthenware, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 27.9 cm (9 1/16 x 11 in.)
DescriptionMaya carved vessel, Early Classic period, of cylindrical form. The front deeply carved with a human head in profile, a glyph issuing from the mouth, and wearing massive headdress. Traces of pigment remaining.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.105
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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