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Covered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24

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Description: Covered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24
TitleCovered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsYaloche cream polychrome
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPottery, AncientDecoration and ornament, AncientGrave goods
StatusObject from Guatemala
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4. A Beauty That Cannot Die
Stephen D. Houston
Description: The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
If the play of materials and the investment of life concerned the Classic Maya, so did another motivator: the search for beauty. But there is a problem. Beauty is central to human experience, yet, in general, no one knows quite what it is or what to make of it. To one philosopher, beauty “remains a bit of a mystery, forever a step beyond anything I can say.” Inducing longing and desire, it asks to be enfolded, possessed, and judged. The beautiful also implies the ugly. Attraction contrasts with …
Author
Stephen D. Houston
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2014 by Stephen Houston
Related print edition pages: pp.125-133
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00151.006
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14178&redirecttoanchor=10682
Chapter subject tags:Maya artMaya philosophyArt, Ancient American

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Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
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LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9102/
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Description: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
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LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347
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http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579
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Marriage pair
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Creation date500–400 BC
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LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/117841
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