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NameBowl with Characters with Bird Masks
IDAEH Cultural Property No1.2.144.0209
CategoryPots and Containers
Photograph
Photo creditsFLAAR
Description

Polychrome bowl (orange, black, and reddish brown on cream) with a composite silhouette.

The decoration consists of four (4) panels placed alternately. Two (2) panels are painted red, and the other two have figures inside, seated in left profile, wearing bird-of-prey masks and hip cloths.

3D Images
PeriodCLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)
ProvenanceMaya Lowlands
Medium / MaterialClay
TechniqueModeled, Painting, Slip
Dimensions

Height: 11 cm
Diameter: 16 cm

References to similar objects
Exhibitions

1. “MAYAN ART AND NATURE THROUGH TIME.” David J. Guzmán National Museum of Anthropology, El Salvador (February 26–May 24, 2009)

2. “FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE MAYAN WORLD.” Graciela Andrade de Paiz Art Center, Historic Center, Guatemala City (February 28–June 16, 2013)

3. “THE HUMAN FIGURE AND BODY DECORATION IN PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES.” Spanish Cooperation Training Center, Antigua Guatemala (August 25, 2016–February 26, 2017)

Publications

1. Exhibition Catalog “Mayan Art and Nature Through Time.” 2009. Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS). Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador. Page 16

2. “Mayan Art in El Salvador.” Prensa Libre, Culture Section. Thursday, March 3, 2009.

3. Testimony in Stone and Clay. The Natural Environment is Reflected in the Exhibition “Flora and Fauna in the Mayan World.” Culture Section, Prensa Libre, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Page 38