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Tripod plate

Maya, 550-950

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Maya

Tripod plate

Maya, 550-950

Physical Qualities Earthenware, red, black and orange pigment, 2 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (7.2 × 32.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Edith Black, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number 1998.394
Tripod plate painted in geometric and circular motifs in red and black against an orange background; rim painted red; kill hole in center.

Inscribed: On bottom: '1980.4.4' painted in red, and 'G45' painted in black.

Culture

Maya

2000–2000

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