Kerr Number: 9152 | Vase Type: Polychrome | Figure Count: 3 | Height: 21 cm | Diameter: 14 cm | Circumference: 43 cm | MS Number: | Owner: Dumbarton Oaks Precolumbian Collection PC. B> 584 | School: | Publications: See PAINTED VESSEL in Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks p.339 | Calender Round: | Site: Alta Verapaz | Comments: A story we only know from images on the vases. The Maize God or the twins hunt a great sea serpent. See vases K595,K1391, K1742, K1873. In this version the Pax God is also a hunter CLICK for the shape of the vessel | Iconographic Elements: Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Shield, pakal, spears, Blood | |
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Photograph by Justin Kerr Added 2009-04-02
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