Detail View: The AMICA Library: Incense-Burner Support
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1965.248
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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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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Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
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Title:
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Incense-Burner Support
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 600-900
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Creation Start Date:
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600
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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earthenware with pigments
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Style or Period:
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Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 92.1cm x 48.3cm x 24.8cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1965.248
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Made in the Maya region near Palenque, Chiapas, this decorated pottery cylinder was used in religious ceremonies to support a conical dish of burning incense. Modeled on the cylinder's front is the Sun God on his perilous nocturnal journey through the underworld. A layer of calcite once covered the entire incense burner support, indicating that the piece was placed in a cave. The Maya and other Mesoamerican peoples carried out religious rituals in caves, believing them to be entrances to the underworld.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1965.248.tif
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