Maya Vessel with Dog Painting

Illustration

Arienne King
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 19 March 2021
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Maya vessel depicting several mythological scenes. This part of the vessel depicts a god with a spotted tail and ears. The dog is a companion of death, and like his own has a dark nature. Found in Guatemala, attributed to the "Metropolitan Master", 7th or 8th century.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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