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Maya Cylinder vessel with Hero Twin Xblalanque (Deer Jaguar) as the Jaguar-Sun God of the Underworld (500–600 CE)

Artist
Maya
Title
Cylinder vessel with Hero Twin Xblalanque (Deer Jaguar) as the Jaguar-Sun God of the Underworld
Date
500–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic with cream, red, orange, and black slip paints
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (19.7 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm)diameter at base: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)
Accession Number
1978.17.4
Credit Line
Gift of Mary O’Boyle

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