Mayan Vessel with Carved Motifs
- Title
- Mayan Vessel with Carved Motifs
- Description
- This object has two panels that depict supernatural creatures related to Mayan creation narratives. Mayan rulers and nobles sought to create alignments between themselves and religious narrative events. The motifs carved on the objects depict a water serpent that was pierced by a spear and a disembodied head.
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Indigenous Art
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Morton D. May
- Maya
- Late Classic Period
- Temporal Coverage
- 700 – 800
- Spatial Coverage
- Chocholá, Yucatán state, Mexico
- Language
- The description of the item is in English
- Medium
- The item is made out of ceramic
- Is Part Of
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Morton D. May
- Identifier
- 341:1978
- Provenance
- The provenance of the object is not listed but this item was in the hands of Morton D. May and then given to the museum.
- Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- The object originated in Chocholá, Yucatán state, Mexico, North and Central America
