Tripod plate with head of maize god
Tripod plate with head of maize god
Tripod plate with head of maize god
Tripod plate with head of maize god

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Tripod plate with head of maize god,

600–800

Maya
Late Classic Period
2016-1193

Information

Title
Tripod plate with head of maize god
Dates

600–800

Medium
Ceramic with polychrome slip
Dimensions
h. 6.9, diam. 35.1 cm (2 11/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1193
Place Made

North America, Guatemala, Petén, Maya area, Muutal (Tikal) or vicinity

Reference Numbers
MS2096
Culture
Maya
Period
Late Classic
Type
ceramics, plates (dishes)
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
mythology, hieroglyphics, heads

Acquired by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016. [1] Griffin lent the work to Museum in 1967 (L.1967.79).

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