Polychrome Plate of a Woman Grinding Maize
Artist
Unknown
CultureMexican | Maya | Pre-Columbian
Date600-900
MediumCeramic | Polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edwin Pearlman and Museum purchase
Object number86.443
Not on view
DescriptionPolychrome plate depicting a woman grinding maize. Someone sits across her, smoking.Catalogue raisonnéMaya Vase Database (Kerr #1272), http://research.mayavase.com/Exhibition History"Old Gods and Young Heroes: The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics," The Israel Museum, The Maremont Pavilion of Ethnic Arts, Jerusalem, Spring 1982. (Exhib. cat. no. 49). "Old Gods and Young Heroes. The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., October 28- December 18, 1983. Published ReferencesMichael D. Coe, _Old Gods and Young Heroes: The Pearlman Collection of May Ceramics_, (Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1982), no. 49, p. 94-95.
