COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1982.207.7
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MMA_.1982.207.7
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The simple elegance of this vessel belies the complex skills needed to achieve the delicate "fire-clouding" that adorns the base. The contrasting red and black fields evoke nothing so much as the fires from which the vessel emerged, a smooth flame rising from coarse coals. The incised lines around the circumference mark different zones, which in later times become fields for pictorial and hieroglyphic information. The overall sophistication of the vessel indicates probable use in royal rituals, but the unusual tapered, cylindrical shape says little about its precise function.
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The simple elegance of this vessel belies the complex skills needed to achieve the delicate "fire-clouding" that adorns the base. The contrasting red and black fields evoke nothing so much as the fires from which the vessel emerged, a smooth flame rising from coarse coals. The incised lines around the circumference mark different zones, which in later times become fields for pictorial and hieroglyphic information. The overall sophistication of the vessel indicates probable use in royal rituals, but the unusual tapered, cylindrical shape says little about its precise function.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Maya
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Maya
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Cylindrical Vessel
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Cylindrical Vessel
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
1st?2nd century
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1st?2nd century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1
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1
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
199
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199
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Guatemala
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Guatemala
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
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H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1982.207.7
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1982.207.7
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1982
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Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1982
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1982.207.7.tif
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MMA_.h1_1982.207.7.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false