Vessel with mythological scene

Item

Title
Vessel with mythological scene
Description
A drinking cup painted in the codex style, depicting the Rain God Chahk with a ceremonial axe; 7th to 8th Century
Creator
Maya
Date Created
earliest: 601
latest: 700
Date
2014
Provenance
Spencer Throckmorton, New York, until 1984
Justin and Barbara Kerr, New York, 1984-2014
Identifier
2014.632.1
Format
Ceramics-Vessels
H. 7 1/2 in. × W. 4 3/8 in. × D. 4 1/4 in. × 4 7/16 in. × 13 7/16 in. (19 × 11.1 × 10.8 × 11.2 × 34.2 cm)
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source
Gift of Justin Kerr, in memory of Barbara Kerr; 2014
Rights
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access
Item sets
Drinking Vessels
Site pages
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