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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
Collections
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.
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