Vase with Hunters and Waterbirds
CultureMaya
Titles
- Vase with Hunters and Waterbirds
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions5 3/8 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (13.7 × 15.6 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1989"
Object number89.264
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé
Explore Further
Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
"Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, Moche Pottery," J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, April 10-July 29, 2024; Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, September 14-December 15, 2024.
Published References Justin Kerr. Maya Vase Database: An Archive of Rollout Photographs Created by Justin Kerr. www.mayavase.com. K4151. Carol Ventura, "The Jakaltek Maya Blowgun in Mythological and Historical Context," Ancient Mesoamerica, 14 (2003): 257-268.
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600–900 AD
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600–900 AD
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