Cylinder vase with Maize God
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
Possible OriginGuatemala or Belize
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date675-725
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 22.8 x 8.6 cm (9 x 3 3/8 in.)
DescriptionMaya painted cylinder vase, Late Classic period, of narrow form, with two rectangular panels each containing an elaborately dressed dancer with extended arms and bent right leg. There are panels of vertical glyphs between, and bands of glyphs above. It is painted in deep orange on a white ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.118
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.113
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.140
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.111
