Tetrapod Bowl with Lid

Artist:Maya

Medium: Ceramic, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Peten, Guatemala
• Tabasco, Mexico

Dates:350–450

Dimensions: Overall with Lid: 13 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (33 x 28.6 x 28.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: 64.217a-b

Image: 64.217a-b_SL3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Tetrapod bowl with lid, with residue of red and white pigments. On lid, modeled depictions include a water bird with a fish in its mouth, wings to the side, and at the back, a glyph meaning "anus." Four modeled legs represent peccaries with their snouts flat against the ground. Condition: The vessel is in stable condition. The lid has been broken and repaired (see updated conservation treatment report).

Brooklyn Museum