Cylindrical Vessel from Tikal
Unidentified Maya maker
Late Classic Maya (600-900)
Terracotta with red, orange, and black slip
Overall: 6 × 4 3/8 in. (15.2 × 11.1 cm)
Overall: 6 × 4 3/8 in. (15.2 × 11.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Johnson, Class of 1938
C.976.245
Geography
Place Made: Tikal, Guatemala, Central America
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
Critical Faculties: Teaching with the Hood's Collections, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 15-March 13, 2005.
Provenance
Reported to be from Tikal, Guatemala; Mr. and Mrs. John Dam Johnson (1917-2001), Class of 1938; given to present collection, 1976.
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