Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ceramic vessel

Artist Maya

Date250-900 CE

Made/manufacturedMexico, North and Central America

MediumTerracotta

DimensionsOverall: 6 x 7 x 7 in. (15.24 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Rick and Aase Thompson

Object number2023.27.4

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionTerracotta vessel (possibly a vessel for holding cacao). Carved into the vessel are Mayan hieroglyphics and the portrait of a person wearing regalia that includes a headdress. This is very likely a burial vessel and further research is needed to identify the location of origin.