Bowl with Swimming Figures
Artist
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CulturePre-Columbian | Maya | Honduras
Date550-800
MediumPolychromed ceramic
Dimensions3 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (9.2 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. & Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman
Object number85.139.12
Not on view
DescriptionPolychromed ceramic bowl with red, orange and black paint on a pale orange ground. With exterior glyphic inscription in upper band and human figures in swimming posture in lower band.Label TextBowl with Swimming Figures Maya (Honduras), 550-800 CE Polychromed ceramic, 3 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (9.2 × 19.1 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman 85.139.12 Exhibition History"Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, July 9 - October 9, 2016.
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