Detail View: The AMICA Library: Cylindrical Vessel
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1982.207.7
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Maya
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Title:
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Cylindrical Vessel
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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1st?2nd century
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Creation Start Date:
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1
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Creation End Date:
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199
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ceramic
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Creation Place:
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Guatemala
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Dimensions:
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H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1982.207.7
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1982
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1982.207.7.tif
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