Cylinder vase
A.D. 650–800
Object Placesoutheastern Guatemala or southern Belize
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware wtih red, orange and black on cream slip paint
DimensionsOverall (H x D): 26 x 10.5 cm (10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay
Accession number2004.2201
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
The jaguar god of the Underworld sits on his throne of crossed bones and brandishes a sacrificial blade.
ProvenanceBy 1972, sold by Lee Moore (dealer), Miami, to Landon T. Clay, New Hampshire [see note]; 2004, year-end gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 23, 2005)NOTE: According to the donor at the time of the gift.
A.D. 700–800
A.D. 650–850
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A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
A.D. 680–750
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A.D. 755–780
650–750 AD
AD 400–500
A.D. 680–780
A.D. 600–800