COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1999.484.3
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MMA_.1999.484.3
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The complex design on the body of this vessel includes a figure on each side, one facing up, the other down. The identification of the figures is uncertain, although elements of "wind" and "maize" are present. Sinuous, volutelike masses nearly overwhelm the figures: only their heads, hands, and feet can be easily discerned in the rhythmical rendering of the composition. The specificity of these figures contrasts with the repetitive abstraction of the rim decoration, with in-curving spiral brackets and a T-shape motif that may be an early form of the Maya hieroglyph for wind. A hieroglyphic inscription appears on the spout; while not fully deciphered, it contains a dedication of the vessel. Carved from indurated (compacted) limestone, the vessel is a rare example of such a spouted container in stone. Exceptional works in stone of this sort are identified with the Mexico-Guatemala highlands during the centuries when the great sites of Kaminaljuyú and Izapa flourished.
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The complex design on the body of this vessel includes a figure on each side, one facing up, the other down. The identification of the figures is uncertain, although elements of "wind" and "maize" are present. Sinuous, volutelike masses nearly overwhelm the figures: only their heads, hands, and feet can be easily discerned in the rhythmical rendering of the composition. The specificity of these figures contrasts with the repetitive abstraction of the rim decoration, with in-curving spiral brackets and a T-shape motif that may be an early form of the Maya hieroglyph for wind. A hieroglyphic inscription appears on the spout; while not fully deciphered, it contains a dedication of the vessel. Carved from indurated (compacted) limestone, the vessel is a rare example of such a spouted container in stone. Exceptional works in stone of this sort are identified with the Mexico-Guatemala highlands during the centuries when the great sites of Kaminaljuyú and Izapa flourished.
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
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Creator Name-CRT:
Maya
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Maya
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Spouted Vessel
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Spouted Vessel
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
1st century B.C.?1st century A.D.
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1st century B.C.?1st century A.D.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-100
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-100
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
99
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99
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Indurated limestone
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Indurated limestone
Materials and Techniques
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Creation Place:
Mexico or Guatemala
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Mexico or Guatemala
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
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H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Dimensions
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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
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ID Number:
1999.484.3
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1999.484.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999
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Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999
Credit Line
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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
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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_1999.484.3.tif
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MMA_.h1_1999.484.3.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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