Museum Collections - Mesoamerica - Maya (Before A.D. 1520) - Artifact #2
WHO: Maya culture
WHEN: Early Classic Period, A.D. 495-544
WHAT: Tripod vase with rattle feet and rattle projections. The vessel originally had a lid, which is missing. Incised on the vessel and highlighted with red pigment is a highly stylized otherworldly creature. The vessel interior provides evidence of heavy use or cleaning in ancient times.
HOW: Hand-formed earthenware with incised decoration; polychrome decoration over black slip; stucco applied to rim and basal edge.
MUSEUM: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. G83.1.132
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