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Source Description
Between AD 600 and 900, Maya cities and towns mushroomed in number, interacted, and competed. Since a distinctive ceramic painting style was part of many centers' identities, the number of styles exploded and painted pottery became a hallmark of the era. This vessel, painted with a ruler's patron deity (God K), is of a style produced briefly in one area of Guatemala's Chamá Valley.
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Document identity
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131818
label
Cylinder Vessel with Deities
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object
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Source metadata
id
131818
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object
title
Cylinder Vessel with Deities
description
Between AD 600 and 900, Maya cities and towns mushroomed in number, interacted, and competed. Since a distinctive ceramic painting style was part of many centers' identities, the number of styles exploded and painted pottery became a hallmark of the era. This vessel, painted with a ruler's patron deity (God K), is of a style produced briefly in one area of Guatemala's Chamá Valley.
date
600–900
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80023452
genreSpecific
Ceramic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 15.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
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Guatemala, Kixpek, Maya (Chamá) style (250-900)
accession
1954.391
Source extras
tec
earthenware with colored slips
tombstone
Cylinder Vessel with Deities, 600–900. Guatemala, Kixpek, Maya (Chamá) style (250-900). Earthenware with colored slips; diameter of mouth: 15.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.); overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous gift, 1954.391
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 293
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 293
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 397
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 30
creditline
John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous gift
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2026-05-29 06:47:44.759000
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131818
dept
Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
med
earthenware with colored slips
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1
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0
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photo
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