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Large Tripod Deep Plate

550 - 900 CE
6th-10th century
14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm)

Maya, Mexican, (550 CE–900 CE)

Object Type: Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support: Ceramic, polychrome
Credit Line: Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number: 1995.027

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Large tripod deep plate (Tepeu phase, lowland Maya, could be Mexico or Guatemala) Light orange background with dark orange, red and black designs. Large water bird (heron?) fills tondra; rim alternating panels (two priests, rosettes, net-like areas, etc.) Restored, but all original. Gross No. 296 MM

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Ancient Americas, Animal, Funerary, Pre-Columbian, Tripod, Vessel

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