Quiz 3: Maya Ceramics

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Whistling Vessel, c. 400-500, Ceramic, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Unknown Maya Artist (Tikal, burial 10), Tripod Vase from Burial 10, c. 250-600, Ceramic, Tikal. 

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Lidded tetrapod bowl with paddler and peccaries, c. 250-600, Ceramic, Dallas Museum of Art, Texas.

Unknown Maya Artist (Tikal, Tomb 1), Basal flange bowl with duck, c. 300-400, Ceramic, excavated from Tikal.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), The life of the maize god, Late Classic Period A.D. 680–750. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Codex Style.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Chama-style vase with Camazotz' , Late Classic period, A.D. 700–800. MFA Boston. Place of Manufacture: Guatemala, Chamá region, Southern Highlands.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Chahk sacrifices a baby jaguar , Late Classic Period A.D. 680–750. Metropolitan Museum. New York.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), The Princeton Vase, A.D. 670–750, Late Classic, Maya. Codex Style. Ceramic with red, cream, and black slip, with remnants of painted stucco, h. 21.5 cm., diam. 16.6 cm. (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Cylinder Vessel with Pedestal Base, Guatemala or Mexico, 650–800. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Painted Vessel. Maya, Late Classic, 650-750 CE. Dumbarton Oaks, from the Ik’ site.

Aj Maxam, Vessel with Dancing Maize Gods., Petén, Naranjo, Guatemala, 780 CE-810 CE. Art Institute of Chicago.

Aj Maxam, Water-Lily Vessel, 780–810, Vicinity of Naranjo, Petén region, Guatemala. Art Institute of Chicago.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Plate with the god Chahk, 600-800 CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Drinking Vessel Depicting Otherworldly Toad, Jaguar, and Serpent. Mexico, Southern Campeche, Maya, 650–800 CE (Diameter): 5 1/8 in. (13.02 cm) Height: 5 3/8 in. (13.65 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Chahk sacrifices the Maize god, Late Classic Period A.D. 680–750. Metropolitan Museum. New York. Codex Style.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Tripod Vessel with Supernatural Palace Scene and Cacao Tree Guatemala, Peten, Motul de San José or vicinity, Maya, 750–850 CE. Slip-painted ceramic Overall (Diameter): 12 × 6 5/16 in. (30.48 × 16.03 cm). LACMA.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Ballgame Vessel, Late Classic Period A.D. 700–800. St. Louis Art Museum.

Unknown Maya Artist(s), Black Background Vase, Late Classic Period A.D. 680–750. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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