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Culture
Maya culture
Creation date
350-500
Materials
slipped and painted earthenware
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.
Credit line
Gift of Bonnie and David Ross
Accession number
1991.66A-B
Collection
Currently On View In
Michael and Patricia McCrory & Richard and Rebecca Feldman Gallery - K214
The lid of this bowl has a boar, an animal associated with the heavens and the movement of the sun.
Maya civilization developed hieroglyphic writing, a calendar, astronomy, monumental architecture and sophisticated art.
The Maya people still inhabit southeastern Mexico and neighboring nations, and maintain many of their traditions, including the Maya language.
