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Vessel with four feet- each foot is hollow and once held small stones or pieces of fired terracotta in order to rattle when moved. It is decorated all over the inside and outside with geometric designs.
Vessel with polychrome
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Vessel with polychrome

Artist Maya Artist
Date600-900 CE
MediumTerracotta with polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (12.07 x 26.04 x 26.04 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Rick and Aase Thompson
Object number2023.27.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionVessel with four feet- each foot is hollow and once held small stones or pieces of fired terracotta in order to rattle when moved. It is decorated all over the inside and outside with geometric designs.
Round vessel with base and lid. Body of the vessel is decorated with a human face and incised scroll pattern that is repeated. The lid is decorated with spheres that serve as rattles when the piece is moved (there are small ceramic pieces inside some of the spheres). On the top of the lid a human is seated with legs crossed, arms down by their sides. The body of the figure is unclothed but the head is depicted with earspools and small headdress.
Vessel with lid
Maya Artist
c. 250- 500 CE
Vessel is decorated with glyphs on the inside rim. Center of the inside of the vessel is painted a design yet to be determined. Outside of vessel is not painted.
Ceramic Vessel with polychrome
Maya Artist
550-950 CE
Ceramic Vessel with polychrome
Ceramic Vessel with polychrome
Maya Artist
c. 600-900 CE
Polychrome Ceramic Vessel
Polychrome Ceramic Vessel
Maya Artist
c. 600-900 CE
Ceramic vessel with lid
Ceramic vessel with lid
Maya Artist
600-900 CE
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Maya Artist
250-900 CE
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Akan Artist
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100-300

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