FIGURE 42 Detail of the Bleeding Conch Vase (see fig

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TitleDetail of the Bleeding Conch Vase

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Creation date (description)Late classic

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SubjectsMaya potterySex in artMaya mythology in art

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4. The Maiden

Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya

Juan Caal’s narrative, recorded in 1909, is the earliest known version of the Q’eqchi’ sun and moon myth. It opens with a placid description of the household of Tzultaq’a, the god of the earth, who lived with his daughter Po (“moon”), a dedicated weaver. Kockelman “Meaning and...

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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

PublisherYale University Press

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00019.008

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-17874&redirecttoanchor=30922

Chapter subject tags:Maya mythologyMaya potteryArt, Ancient AmericanMaya gods

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Rollout photograph of Bowl K1202

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

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Rollout photograph of Bowl K1202

The Bleeding Conch Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

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The Bleeding Conch Vase

Detail of the Blom Plate

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Maya de Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Detail of the Blom Plate

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

The Bleeding Conch Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

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The Bleeding Conch Vase

Rollout photograph of a painted vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of a painted vase

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)

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

Rollout photograph of Vase K5166

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Rollout photograph of Vase K5166

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)

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

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)

Rollout photograph of Vase K7268

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

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Rollout photograph of Vase K7268

Rollout photograph of Vase K6979

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of Vase K6979

Vase of the Stars, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City

Vase of the Stars, detail

Rollout photograph of the Three Gods Enthroned Vase (vase K504)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of the Three Gods...

Rollout photograph of the Three Gods Enthroned Vase (vase K504)

Plate K7185

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

Plate K7185

Plate K1892

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey

Plate K1892

Rollout photograph of Vase K1183

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rollout photograph of Vase K1183

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

Detail of Vase K7268

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Detail of Vase K7268

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

Drawing of the Bleeding Conch Vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nameChinchilla, Oswaldo

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of the Bleeding Conch Vase

Rollout photograph of Vase K4358

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Rollout photograph of Vase K4358

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Stars

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the...

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Stars

Rollout photograph of Vase K1004

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rollout photograph of Vase K1004

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Small Canoes (Vase K5608)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the...

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Small Canoes (Vase K5608)

Rollout photograph of a ceramic vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City

Rollout photograph of a ceramic vase

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Paddlers (Vase K3033)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the...

Rollout photograph of the Vase of the Paddlers (Vase K3033)

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

Rollout photograph of the Calcehtok Vase (Vase K2785)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Rollout photograph of the Calcehtok Vase...

Rollout photograph of the Calcehtok Vase (Vase K2785)

Cosmic Plate (Plate K1609), detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Cosmic Plate (Plate K1609), detail

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

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

Details of the Regal Rabbit Vase (Vase...

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

Rollout photograph of Vase K731

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rollout photograph of Vase K731

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

Detail of a rollout photograph of Bowl K3115

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 Bowl...

Detail of a rollout photograph of Bowl K3115

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 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)

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

Painted vase

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationPrivate collection, Guatemala City

Painted vase

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

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

Rollout photograph of Vase K1226

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rollout photograph of Vase K1226

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

Rollout photograph of Vase K6298

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Rollout photograph of Vase K6298

Detail of Vase K6997

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 03

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Object typeContainer

LocationHudson Museum, The University of Maine, Orono

Detail of Vase K6997

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