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Woman Sheltering a Man (Rattle)

Maya

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Caption

Maya. Woman Sheltering a Man (Rattle), 600–800. Ceramic and pigment, 8 × 4 × 3 in. (20.3 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm) mount: 10 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (26 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frederic Zeller, 85.262.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maya

Title

Woman Sheltering a Man (Rattle)

Date

600–800

Period

Late Classical Period

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

8 × 4 × 3 in. (20.3 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm) mount: 10 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (26 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Frederic Zeller

Accession Number

85.262.5

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Maya

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