Plate
Artist/Maker
Maya (archaeological culture)
Mesoamerica
Dateca. 600-900
CultureMaya
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (8.9 x 39.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoetzer
Terms
Object number86.0199
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DescriptionLarge plates such as this one were made to hold tamales and other sacred foods for feasts and funerary offerings. The image on this plate of a masked man wearing a full jaguar pelt and carrying a staff or spear suggests a ruler or court dancer in full, high-status regalia. The loose lines of the figural art on this piece are characteristic of polychrome pottery from Campeche.- Art of the Ancient Americas
