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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Polychrome Plate, Birds and Disembodied Head
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Polychrome Plate, Birds and Disembodied Head

Artist Unknown
CultureGuatemala | Maya | Pre-Columbian
Date600-900
MediumCeramic | Polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edwin Pearlman and Museum purchase
Object number86.441
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DescriptionPolychrome plate depicting birds and a disembodied head.

Published ReferencesMichael D. Coe, _Old Gods and Young Heroes: The Pearlman Collection of May Ceramics_, (Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1982), no. 47, p. 92.