New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Tripod bowl

Artist Unknown

CulturePre-Columbian | Maya | Guatemala

Date550-800 A.D.

MediumCeramic | Polychrome

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (9.5 x 22.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. & Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman

Object number85.139.10

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DescriptionMaya Codex-style tripod bowl. Of polychromed ceramic: red, black and brown paint on a pale orange ground. Polychromed bowl with glyphic inscription on exterior wall. Three Teotihuacan-style slab feet form tripod support. Interior is eroded.