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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Carved Bowl with Itzamna (Sorcery) Dragons
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Carved Bowl with Itzamna (Sorcery) Dragons

Maker Maya culture (Chochola) (Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula)
Date800-950
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCarved grayware ceramic
Dimensions4 7/8 x 6 x 6 in. (12.4 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Lawrence J. and Eileen Cassard, M.D.
Object numberC-82-88
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DescriptionBuff clay with traces of black and cinnabar pigment; deeply etched (inscribed) circle of glyphs surround upper third of vessel; deeply etched Quetzalcoatl symbols cover lower two-thirds.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Maya, Mexico, Northern Lowlands, Yucatan
800-1000
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
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Mexico,Yucatan, Ticul, northern Maya
800-1000
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Maya culture
550-830
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Costa Rica, Diquis
800-1500
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Nahua culture
550-750
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Costa Rica, Central Highlands
700-1522
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Maya culture
700-850
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Maya culture
600-700