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Pots and Containers

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NameVase with Flowers
IDAEH Cultural Property No1.2.144.0013
CategoryPots and Containers
Photograph
Photo creditsFLAAR
Description

Polychrome cylindrical vasem(red and black on cream) with a straight wall and a flat base, decorated with what appear to be floral designs.

Horizontal red band above and below the lip, followed by a band of pseudoglyphs outlined in black. The interior of the rim is orange.

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

Height: 18.5 cm
Diameter: 12 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 District, Guatemala City (February 28–June 16, 2013)

Publications

1. Exhibition Catalog “Mayan Art and Nature Through Time.” 2009. Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS). Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador.
Page 9.

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 of Prensa Libre. Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Page 38.

4. “Pre-Hispanic Fauna. In Their Struggle for Subsistence, the Ancestors Were Not Alone.” Revista D Magazine, Prensa Libre. February 10, 2013. Pages 18-21.