Guatemala 1

DISH PAINTED WITH BIRDLIKE AND STYLIZED ANIMALS AROUND RIM
AD 600-900
Maya style, Peten, Guatemala
Ceramic, Cui Orange-polychrome
Gift of Howard Campbell
(80.144)
The large figure in the center of the dish is a Muan bird, which is a vulture and a symbol foretelling of death.

	DISH PAINTED WITH BIRDLIKE AND STYLIZED ANIMALS AROUND RIM AD 600-900 Maya style, Peten, Guatemala Ceramic, Cui Orange-polychrome Gift of Howard Campbell (80.144) The large figure in the center of the dish is a Muan bird, which is a vulture and a symbol foretelling of death.


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