Vessel Fragment with Face
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Guatemala
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Maya
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 200-600
Medium: Earthenware with traces of paint
Dimensions:
h. 4 in. (10.2 cm); w. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); d. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Object number: 85.121.6
Provenance: with Mr. Robert H. Wilson, Jr., Houston, TX, by 1985; by gift to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1985; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
Label Text
Although originally part of a cermic scultpture or vessel, it has been repurposed as a pendant, as indicated by the drilled holes near both eyes. The two front teeth, bulbous nose, and encircled eyes are suggestive of the Maya rain god - Chaac. (Bernadette Cap, 2021)
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