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Title
Standing figure representing a ballplayer.
Description
During the Mesoamerican ballgame, ballplayers wore special equipment to protect themselves from injury and to help deflect and hit the ball. A rubber ball could be hit with a force that could easily maim or kill a player.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Belize, Maya sculpture--Belize, Maya art--Belize, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Standing figure representing a ballplayer.
Description
During the Mesoamerican ballgame, ballplayers wore special equipment to protect themselves from injury and to help deflect and hit the ball. A rubber ball could be hit with a force that could easily maim or kill a player.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Belize, Maya sculpture--Belize, Maya art--Belize, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 800
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha transforming images : jaguar holding a head, a portrait, and an acrobat.
Description
This Maya hacha contains images of a hunchback offering his head, an acrobat with his feet facing the back of his head, a profile of an individual and a serpent or jaguar holding a head in its mouth. They all represent self-sacrifice, transformation, and death which occur during the ballgame.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Description
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Whistles--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Description
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Subject
[Stucco sculpture--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 900
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Hacha : descending serpent.
Description
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Subject
[Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya sculpture--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 901
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Maya orangeware carved vase.
Description
During the late Classic period, Nicaraguan, Costa Rican, and Panamanian ceramic styles influenced Mesoamerica. The baluster vase with a pedestal foot was a Costa Rican import. The carved abstract design of a feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, is pure Mesoamerican.
Subject
[Vases--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Pottery--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Maya art--Mexico--Puebla de Zaragoza, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1000
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
Description
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
Subject
[Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic tableware--Guatemala, Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1100
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Description
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas, Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya plumbate choc vessel.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were always looking for new and better elite vessels to serve their guests cacao. A new type of ceramic, plumbate ware, appealed to their sensabilities for its varigated, shiny, metallic surface. This phytomorhpic cacao vessel depicts the maya rain god Chac.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Guatemala, Pottery--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1250
Title
Maya copador swimmer bowl.
Description
The number three appears to have significance. It appears as three legs, three solid bands, three stepped spiral rings and two of those rings are divided into three quadrants. There are three realms in Mesoamerica: Heaven, the Sky, Earth, the living world, and the Underworld, the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Central America, Pottery--Central America, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1400
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