Burial Urn with Modeled Jaguars

Burial Urn with Modeled Jaguars

600–900 CE
Culture
Maya | Highland Maya
Locale
Guatemalan highlands Quiche
Country
Guatemala
Object
urn
Medium
Ceramic with pigment applied after firing
Accession Number
1976.204A-B
Credit Line
Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown K’iché Maya artist, Southern Highlands, Guatemala. Burial Urn with Modeled Jaguars, 600–900 CE. Ceramic with pigment applied after firing. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of Exeter Drilling Company, 1976.204A-B.

Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view

Unknown Artist
Burial Urn with Modeled Jaguars
Maya
About A.D. 600–900
K'iché, Southern Highlands, Guatemala
Ceramic with post-fire applied paint
Gift of Exeter Drilling Company, 1976.204A&B
 

Exhibition History
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017

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