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.

height: 4 in, 10.16 cm; width: 13 1/2 in, 34.29 cm; weight,large_weight: 4 lbs, 1.8144 kg

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

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.

Collection of Dr. M. Larry [1937-2011] and Nancy Ottis, Grants Prass, OR., by 1960s [1]; gift, Denver Art Museum, 1983

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