FIGURE 64 Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala, Late Classic,...

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Description: Painted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala

TitlePainted plate from Las Pacayas, Guatemala

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. AD 600–900

Creation date (description)Late classic

Object typeContainer

MaterialsUnknown

DimensionsUnknown

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arquelogía y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsMaya potteryBirds in artMaya mythology in art

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6. The Sun’s Opponents

Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya

Writing in the early seventeenth century, the Franciscan friar Bernardo de Lizana recalled K’inich K’ak’ Mo’, “an idol with the figure of the sun” that received cult in a major temple at Izamal, Yucatán. People flocked there at times of plague and death by sickness or hunger....

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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos

PublisherYale University Press

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00019.010

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-17876&redirecttoanchor=30947

Chapter subject tags:Maya mythologyMaya language--TextsMaya sculptureMaya potteryArt, Ancient AmericanMaya gods

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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

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

Mythic toad holding wooden bowl

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeContainer

Mythic toad holding wooden bowl

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)

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1130–1170

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176496

Accession numberMs. 83.1972, fol. 1

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to...

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

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)

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

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

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

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1770–1800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, silver gilt

Dimensions42 x 20 x 28 cm

LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom

https://www.rct.uk/collection/48482/huma-birdnbspbird-of-paradise

Accession numberRCIN 48482

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu...

Humā bird from the throne of Tipu Sahib Sultan

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

Ewer

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1000–1050

Object typeContainer

MaterialsRock crystal

DimensionsHeight: 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)

LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69906/ewer-unknown/

Accession number7904-1862

Ewer

Life and Miracles of St Germain: St Germain

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1070–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 12610, fol. 40v

Life and Miracles of St Germain: St...

Life and Miracles of St Germain: St Germain

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)

Raptor effigy pipe

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date200 BC–AD 500

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSteatite

DimensionsLength 8 in. (20.3 cm)

LocationField Museum, Chicago

Accession number662.54905

Raptor effigy pipe

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

Tasseled hat with avian motifs

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureHuari/Tiwanaku

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation dateAD 600–800

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsCamelid wool and cotton

Dimensions4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

LocationSeattle Art Museum

http://www1.seattleartmuseum.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=Number%20is%2076.51&searchstring=Number/,/is/,/76.51/,/0/,/0&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1

Accession number76.51

Tasseled hat with avian motifs

"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

Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 12400, fol. 115v

Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure...

Frederick II, "Liber de Avibus": Figure swimming

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