Dancing Maize God
600–750 CE
Culture
Maya
Locale
Petén
Tikal
Country
Guatemala
Style/Tradition
Maya
Object
plate, tripod
Medium
Ceramic with colored slips.
Accession Number
1983.362
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. M. Larry Ottis and Nancy B. Ottis
Unknown Maya artist, Dancing Maize God. Tikal, Peten region, Guatemala, 600–750 CE. Ceramic with colored slips. 3.75 x 13.5 in. Gift of Dr. M. Larry Ottis and Nancy B. Ottis, 1983.362.
Dimensions
height: 4 in, 10.16 cm; width: 13 1/2 in, 34.29 cm; weight,large_weight: 4 lbs, 1.8144 kg
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Unknown Maya artist
Tikal, Peten region, Guatemala
Dancing Maize God, 600–750
Ceramic with colored slips
Gift of Dr. M. Larry Ottis and Nancy B. Ottis, 1983.362
Provenance Statement:
Gifted 30 December 1983 by Dr. M. Larry and Nancy B. Ottis to the Denver Art Museum. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.
Known Provenance
Collection of Dr. M. Larry [1937-2011] and Nancy Ottis, Grants Prass, OR., by 1960s [1]; gift, Denver Art Museum, 1983
Exhibition History
- "Grand Gestures"-- Denver Art Museum, 12/2015-12/2016.
- “ReVision: Art in the Americas” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 7/17/2022
- ReVision: Art in the Americas, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, 7/1/23 - 9/17/23