Vessel with mythological scene

Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter

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Painted in a style called "codex," for its resemblance to Maya painted books, this vessel features a baby jaguar deity reclining on a personified mountain. The other protagonists include the rain god Chahk, wielding an axe and a hand stone, and a skeletal death god, both in positions that suggest dance. The black wash in the lower part indicates an aquatic location.


Atribuida a un pintor metropolitano (maya, activo siglo VII al VIII)
Vasija con escena mitológica
México o Guatemala
Siglo VII al VIII
Cerámica, pigmento

Esta vasija, pintada en el estilo llamado "códice", por su parecido al de los libros mayas, muestra a una deidad jaguar bebé reclinada en una montaña personificada. Entre los protagonistas hay dos que bailan: el dios de la lluvia, Chahk, quien blande su hacha y una piedra, y un dios de la muerte, esquelético. La pintura negra tenue, en la parte baja, indica que se trata de un lugar acuático.

Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya

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Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya
Vessel with mythological scene, Attributed to the Metropolitan Painter (active 7th–8th century CE), Ceramic, pigment, Maya

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