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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 and paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 in. (13.3 x 18.1 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Seymour Rosenberg
Terms
    Object number81.0224
    DescriptionThe favorite colors for Maya ceramic artists are used to set off an image of a portly jaguar. Jaguars appear frequently in Maya art as symbols of royal power and divine authority. This jaguar has a shawl or other ornamentation around his neck, which may indicate he is the deity known as the Water Lily Jaguar, an important fertility god of the Classic Maya, who is often shown as a huge cat who protects the members of certain royal families. Two small drill holes show this vessel was repaired in antiquity.
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    Collections
    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
    Lidded Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300-600
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ornament
    Diquis
    ca. 700-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stamp
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 1200-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Vase
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 300-1550
    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
    Bowl
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
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