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Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe

600–900

Guatemala, Northern Peten or Mexico, Southern Campeche, Maya, Late Classic, 7th-10th Century

Pottery with burnished, colored slips

Overall: 24.5 x 10.5 cm (9 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.181

Location

233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

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A string of death glyphs below the rim departs from the Primary Standard Sequence.

Description

Among Maya noble families, finely painted ceramic vessels were used as fancy tableware, treasured gifts that secured the support of allies, and funerary offerings placed in tombs. Accordingly, the vessels’ imagery varies from religious themes to scenes of courtly life. Here, two attendants kneel before an enthroned nobleman who wears an enormous bird-head headdress.

Provenance

?-1972

(Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 1972, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)

1972-1990

James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1990

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Citations

Coe, Michael D. The Maya Scribe and His World. 1973. pp. 104-105

Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. Referenced: cat. no. 89, p. 272, Reproduced: fig. 89, pg. 255 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

The Maya Scribe and His World, The Grolier Club, New York, NY (April 20 - June 5, 1971)

The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).

Long-term loan/5 years (renewable to 10 years. Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA (organizer) (January 27, 2000-April 1, 2005).

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Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe

Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe

Guatemala, Northern Peten or Mexico, Southern Campeche, Maya, Late Classic, 7th-10th Century

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