Bowl
A.D. 600–750
Object PlaceCampeche, Mexico
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with orange and black on cream slip decoration
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 x 17.8 cm (5 5/8 x 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Lavinia and Landon T. Clay
Accession number2003.776
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Deer-hunting scenes simply may depict sporting events, but most likely refer to myths concerning the Sun god or the wife of the Maize god, both of whom are intimately associated with deer in contemporary Maya tales.
ProvenanceBy about the late 1970s, Lavinia and Landon T. Clay, New Hampshire; 2003, year-end gift of Lavinia and Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2004)
AD 650–800
A.D. 600–750
750–770 AD
A.D. 700–800
A.D. 650–850
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 755–780
650–750 AD