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Vessel

Date300/600
Modern PlaceEl Peten, Guatemala, Central America, North America
MediumCarved and stuccoed blackware
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensionsheight: 10 3/8 in. (26.2 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Arthur H. Nixon Fund
Object numberL1984.12
DescriptionCarved and stuccoed tripod has design which is carved on one side and frescoed on the other. The carved design is an interlocking scroll motif. The stuccoed design shows white leafed lotuses with petals open against a field of turquoise blue.
On View
Not on view
Locations
  • (not entered)   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Historical, Gallery
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Peter G. Wray, El Peten, Guatemala