Cylinder Vessel with Deities
Unknown Artist
600–900
Medium
earthenware with colored slips
Dimensions
h. 16.6 cm · diameter of mouth: 15.5 × 16.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous gift
Accession Number
1954.391
About this artwork
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.