Plate with hieroglyphic text
Artist
Maya artist(s)
CultureMaya
Originpossibly El Zotz, Central Petén, Guatemala
PeriodLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)
Date550-650
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 5.6 x 40.6 cm (2 3/16 x 16 in.)
DescriptionMaya painted dish, Late Classic period, the tondo with the profile head of God K (?) wearing elaborate flowing and plumed headdress, and surrounded by a band of glyphs on the rim. Painted in deep orange and black on a pale orange ground. Translated
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.120
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
700-800
Object number: G83.1.111
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
400-500
Object number: G83.1.103a-b
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.140
Artist / Maker: Maya artist(s)
650-750
Object number: G83.1.113