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Bowl
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Bowl

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumpottery, specular hematite and paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (8.9 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of May Cassard
Terms
    Object number86.0210
    DescriptionMaya ceramic vessels are often embellished with a formulaic hieroglyphic text known as the Primary Standard Sequence (PSS). It is less common for the PSS to be present on carved ceramics, yet this unique example clearly incorporates the PSS text that includes a dedicatory statement, the type of vessel, the substance it was used for, and the owner. In this example from the northern Maya lowlands, the owner of the thin walled drinking cup is described as a sajal, or subordinate ruler, as well as a bakab, a title that refers to the beings who hold up the sky. The base of the vessel has been carved to resemble a squash, another food sacred to the Maya.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Cylinder Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lidded Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 600-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Flask
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ballgame Yoke
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Cylinder Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hieroglyphic Panel Fragment
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stela with Lord
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Rattle
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Vessel Lid
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Toad
    Olmec
    ca. 800-300 BCE
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