Cacao Vessel Artist: Unknown

A.D. 600–900

Art of the Ancient Americas

On view, 1st floor, Art of the Ancient Americas

Medium

Ceramic with pigment

Dimensions

18.42 × 8.1 cm (7 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dicey Taylor, Ph.D. 1983, and Justin Kerr

Accession Number

2017.111.4

Geography

Guatemala

Culture

Guatemala, probably Rio Azul, Maya

Period

Late Classic Period

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Merrin Gallery, NYC in the 1980s
Bibliography

  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

mythology, utilitarian objects, vessels

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