Tripod Vessel

AD 550-850 (Late Classic)

20.4 cm 24.7 cm

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This ceramic vessel from Honduras would likely have been used for holding beverages such as corn beer or hot chocolate in elite ceremonies. It is elaborately decorated with complex symbols, many delicately painted in shades of red, orange, and dark brown. Two dark bands at the...

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80189
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Economos Works of Art [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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en
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6
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