Bowl
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Maya
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 100-900
Medium: Earthenware with paint
Dimensions:
h. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Credit Line: The D. Joseph Judge, MD Collection donated by the Judge Family
Object number: 2003.23.9
Provenance: ex-collection of D. Joseph Judge, MD; by inheritance to Mary Jo Judge, Smith Station, AL, by 2003; by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2003
Label Text
The Maya used a technique known as pars pro toto to fit multiple concets into their art. In this piece, the black paw-print motifs located to the left and right of the central motif represent jaguars. The glyphs on this vessel are likely illegible. (Bernadette Cap, 2021)
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