Bowl
Artist
Unknown
CultureGuatemala | Maya | Pre-Columbian
Date600-900
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (11.4 x 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman
Object number83.643
Not on view
DescriptionPolychrome rounded bowl on ring foot which is painted in red, orange, and black on white ground. Black rim band on red basal band above foot. Area below is painted black exterior walls are painted with a scene involving ritual. Seated dignitary holds in one hand a dish containing fruit-like objects; he paints with the other. He wears a red hat with trailing feather, earspools, and jaguar skin kilt with long panel on which he sits.
