Pre-Hispanic Collection
Polychrome bowl with pseudoglyphs
IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1471
Category Pots and Containers
01 Photograph Gallery
Photo credits: Cultural Property Register/ IDAEH
02 Object Information
- Description
Polychrome bowl decorated in red and black on a cream background. Above and below the rim are two lines, black and red respectively, followed by a horizontal decorative band with four pseudoglyphs painted in dark red.
A black perimeter band, framed by two horizontal red lines, separates the upper and lower halves of the bowl’s surface. The lower section is decorated with eight alternating vertical red bands, emphasizing the shape of the vessel. The piece reflects the polychrome aesthetic characteristic of Maya workshops from the Classic period.
* Style found in southern Petén
- Period
- CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Provenance
- Maya Lowlands
- Medium / Material
- Clay
- Technique
- Modeled, Painting, Polished, Slip
- Dimensions
Height: 13.5 cm
Diameter: 7 cm
03 References and Exhibitions
- References to similar objects
- Exhibitions
Piece exhibited at the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta (October 4, 2015).
- Publications
