Vase
| Object Number: | 12699 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Lowland Maya |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Huehuetenango |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 600-800 CE |
| Early Date: | 600 |
| Late Date: | 800 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Polychrome |
| Iconography: | Deities, Bloodletters |
| Inscription Language: | Mayan Language |
| Height: | 22.86 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 15.24 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Sr. Perez, Ecuadorian Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition; Subscription of Charles H. Cramp, 1893 |
| Other Number: | C.S. 323 - Other Number |
Description
Painted vase showing scenes of deities drawing sacrificial blood from their penises.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 58, pl. 47 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Mason, John A. Dec 1927. "What We Know About the Maya (from a lecture delivered at the Museum on November 13th)". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 18. no. 4. pg. 351-380 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 375 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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