Vessel with Five Figures – Precolumbian

Precolumbianc. A.D. 750–800

该作品的收藏者：

Processional scenes are a common mode of representation on Maya painted vessels. On each side of this vessel a noble lord prepares to dance with a lady. While the two women are clearly differentiated in dress and facial expression, the opposing male figure of a lord may in fact be the same individual, as the facial profiles with goatee beards are identical. The lord’s headdress features a band of jaguar pelts crowned by an animal head. The second male, standing between the two pairs of figures, is possibly an attendant. He holds a baton of a type that appears also in war scenes, here perhaps simply indicating his status. Just below the rim is the Primary Standard Sequence, a formulaic text that here describes the vessel as a vase for the chocolate drink; following it are the name glyphs of the vase’s royal owner or patron. The vertical texts are merely repetitions of the same glyph, perhaps meaningless.

作品介绍

• 标题: Vessel with Five Figures
• 创作者: Precolumbian
• 创作日期: c. A.D. 750–800
• 位置: Mexico, Usumacinta River Valley, Maya culture
• 实际尺寸: H. 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm); Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm)
• 出处: (Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York) c. 1970; purchased by Mary O’Boyle II, New York, 1977; acquired by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, 1979, gift of Mary O’Boyle II in memory of John William and Mary Seegar O’Boyle.
• 权利: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
• 外部链接: www.kimbellart.org
• 材质: Polychromed ceramic
• Period: Late Classic period (A.D. 600–900)
• Credit: Gift of Mary O’Boyle II in memory of John William and Mary Seegar O’Boyle

该作品收藏于：

Kimbell Art Museum