Maya Vessel with Dog Painting (Illustration)

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by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 19 March 2021

Maya Vessel with Dog Painting — 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. Attributed to the "Metropolitan Master", 7th or 8th Century CE. Guatemala, Mesoamerica. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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© Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Republished for educational/scholarly use under the museum's Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative. Original image by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Uploaded by Arienne King, published on 19 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Maya Vessel with Dog Painting

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