Vessel Lid
Artist/Maker
Maya (archaeological culture)
(Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (4.8 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of May Cassard
Terms
Object number98.0050
DescriptionPlants of great economic importance were often abstracted into geometric designs on Maya ceramics and especially on daily tools such as spindle whorls. This lovely bowl was made to cover a larger jar, perhaps a storage container of some type. The seven petals of this piece recall the cross section of a ripe cotton boll or squash fruit, both plants that contributed to long distance trade throughout the Maya region.On View
Not on viewCollections
1736-1795