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

Ring-Footed Bowl with Monkeys

Maker Maya culture (Belize)

Date450-550

MediumCeramic with pigments

Dimensions4 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.7 x 16.8 x 16.8 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineMuseum collection, University Gallery purchase, President's Special Purchase Fund

Object numberC-69-15

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionTall bowl with a flat base of smaller diameter supported by a raised ring, wall angles sharply outwards, breaks to straight vertical wall for most of height, interior is rounded; band of red pigment around interior and exterior of rim bordered by black lines, band of alternating red, white, and black rectangles, large panels of abstracted monkey figure in crouching position.