Maya. <em>Jar</em>, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.654_view1_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.654_view1_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view4.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view2.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view1.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view6.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view3.jpg)

Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.654_view5.jpg)

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This is a ceramic jar that dates to 550-950 AD, from the Maya culture. Mayan ceramics are known for depicting ceremonies and rituals honoring the deceased or the spiritual world.

The colors are generally red or a dark brown on a white slip background, and sometimes the designs are incised instead of painted. The designs also appear in textiles. If you get a chance, take a look at the Paracas Textile on the 5th floor in "Life, Death, and Transformation."

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Jar

Arts of the Americas

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CULTURE Maya

MEDIUM Ceramic, pigment

DATES 550-950

DIMENSIONS 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas

ACCESSION NUMBER 35.654

CREDIT LINE A. Augustus Healy Fund

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Maya. Jar, 550-950. Ceramic, pigment, 5 1/4 x 6 x 6 in. (13.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 35.654. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.654_view1_acetate_bw.jpg)

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