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TitleDetails of the Regal Rabbit Vase (Vase K1398) before restoration

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Creation date (description)Late classic

Object typeContainer

MaterialsUnknown

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LocationUnknown

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsMaya potteryAnimals in artMaya mythology in art

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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya

So began Don Lucio Méndez—a resident of the Ch’orti’ community of Los Vados, in eastern Guatemala—as he told a story, recorded in the 1990s by anthropologist Julián López García. The story is not about the early life of Christ, but about Kumix, a major character...

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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

PublisherYale University Press

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00019.006

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-17872&redirecttoanchor=30889

Chapter subject tags:Maya mythologyMaya mythology in artMaya language--TextsMaya language--WritingArt, Ancient American

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Mythic toad holding wooden bowl

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

Mythic toad holding wooden bowl

Vase with mythic ceiba

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 700

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware: brown-black and red on cream slip paint

DimensionsVase 4 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (11.4 x 12.5 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36312

Accession number1988.1173

Vase with mythic ceiba

Detail of vessel depicting emergence of the Maize God

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 500

Object typeIllustration

Detail of vessel depicting emergence of...

Detail of vessel depicting emergence of the Maize God

Vase of the Seven Gods" (rollout drawing)

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation dateAD 700–800

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsCeramic

Vase of the Seven Gods" (rollout...

Vase of the Seven Gods" (rollout drawing)

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 300–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); diameter 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number11469

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Drawing of Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date200–100 BC

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsStone

Dimensions78 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (198 x 68 x 18 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number3093

Drawing of Stela 11

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 14,000-7,000 BCE

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBone

DimensionsWidth 7 in. (17.8 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a...

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head

The Bleeding Conch Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

The Bleeding Conch Vase

Vase of the Eleven Gods (Vase K7750)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date755–780

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSlip-painted ceramic with post-fire stucco

Dimensions9 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (24.45 × 16.51 × 16.19 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/1903409

Accession numberM.2010.115.14

Vase of the Eleven Gods (Vase K7750)

Young Maize God

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 775

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Dimensions35 3/8 x 21 3/8 in. (89.7 x 54.2 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Am1923-Maud-8

Accession numberAm1923,Maud.8

Young Maize God

Description: Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 755–780

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36324

Accession number1988.1168

Black-background cylinder vase showing a...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities

Detail of Vase K3413

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Detail of Vase K3413

Bowl from the Naranjo area, Petén, Guatemala (Detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Vigua de Arte Precolombino y Vidrio Moderno, Antigua, Guatemala

Bowl from the Naranjo area,...

Bowl from the Naranjo area, Petén, Guatemala (Detail)

Stela at Nocuchich

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

Dimensionsc. 20 x 8 x 8 ft. (6 x 2.5 x 2.5 m)

LocationCampeche, Yucatán

Stela at Nocuchich

The Symbol of St Mark

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 400–430

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Giovanni in Fonte, S. Restituta, Naples

The Symbol of St Mark

"Sak lak tuun" incense burner at Copan

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 772

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

LocationCentro Regional de Investigaciones Arqueológicas, Copán Ruinas, Honduras

Accession numberInv. No. CPN-P-601, 602

"Sak lak tuun" incense burner at Copan

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Felix

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 724

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Felix

Floor mosaic with pastoral scenes

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 550–600

Object typeMosaic

LocationGreat Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Floor mosaic with pastoral scenes

Ambo of Archbishop Agnellus

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 556–569

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationRavenna Cathedral, Italy

Ambo of Archbishop Agnellus

Carved pottery vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 900

Object typeContainer

DimensionsHeight 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York

Accession number20/7626

Carved pottery vase

Description: Jade earspool, mythic deer-crocodile swimming in "k'uh," with...

Jade earspool, mythic deer-crocodile swimming in "k'uh," with mythic incense burner as tail

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleJeweler

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsJade

Jade earspool, mythic deer-crocodile...

Jade earspool, mythic deer-crocodile swimming in "k'uh," with mythic incense burner as tail

Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a party

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeContainer

Dimensions9 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.2 x 18 x 18 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/111646

Accession numberIdent.Nr. IV Ca 49923

Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a...

Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a party

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 755–780

Object typeContainer

Dimensions8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36324

Accession number1988.1168

Black-background cylinder vase showing a...

Black-background cylinder vase showing a ruler in a mythological setting flanked by deities (detail)

Vase of the Eleven Gods (Vase K7750), alternate view

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date755–78

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSlip-painted ceramic with post-fire stucco

Dimensions9 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (24.45 × 16.51 × 16.19 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

https://collections.lacma.org/node/1903409

Accession numberM.2010.115.14

Vase of the Eleven Gods (Vase K7750),...

Vase of the Eleven Gods (Vase K7750)

Detail of Vase K3413

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Detail of Vase K3413

Ancestors as plants

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation dateAD 400–500

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsVase 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (13 x 17.3 x 17.3 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/111568

Accession numberIdent.Nr. IV Ca 49845

Ancestors as plants

Composite photograph of a vase from Finca Esquipulitas, Escuintla, Guatemala, Pacific Coast of Guatemala

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationPrivate collection, Guatemala City

Composite photograph of a vase from...

Composite photograph of a vase from Finca Esquipulitas, Escuintla, Guatemala, Pacific Coast of Guatemala

Ceramic vase from Tikal Burial 196, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Sylvanus G. Morley, Tikal, Guatemala

Ceramic vase from Tikal Burial 196,...

Ceramic vase from Tikal Burial 196, detail

Ceramic vessel with paper headdresses on mythic twins

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeContainer

Ceramic vessel with paper headdresses on...

Ceramic vessel with paper headdresses on mythic twins

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

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

Model of a house on a platform

House and occupants, centipede, and jaguar-fang deity

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 500

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseum für Völkerkunde, Berlin

House and occupants, centipede, and...

House and occupants, centipede, and jaguar-fang deity

Vase with iguana supports

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York

Vase with iguana supports

Panel depicting ball game

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 600–900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Dimensions9 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. (23.9 x 43 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/110246

Accession number1965.407

Panel depicting ball game

Plaque

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 600

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsJade

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Plaque

Dog transforming into a human

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Dog transforming into a human

Quiriguá, Boulder (Zoomorph O) and altar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 790

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

LocationIzabal, Guatemala

Quiriguá, Boulder (Zoomorph O)...

Quiriguá, Boulder (Zoomorph O) and altar

Rollout photograph of Vase K8829, Pacific Coast of Guatemala

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of Vase K8829,...

Rollout photograph of Vase K8829, Pacific Coast of Guatemala

Bowl from the Naranjo area, Petén, Guatemala

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Vigua de Arte Precolombino y Vidrio Moderno, Antigua, Guatemala

Bowl from the Naranjo area,...

Bowl from the Naranjo area, Petén, Guatemala

Ceramic figurine

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeSculpture

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arquelogía y Etnología, Guatemala City

Ceramic figurine

Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arquelogía y Etnología, Guatemala City

Painted plate from Las Pacayas,...

Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala

Detail of a rollout photograph of Vase K4681

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Detail of a rollout photograph of Vase...

Detail of a rollout photograph of Vase K4681

Rollout photograph of Vase K4479

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of Vase K4479

Detail of the Bleeding Conch Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Detail of the Bleeding Conch Vase

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