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title: Maya Vessel with Dog Painting
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13683/maya-vessel-with-dog-painting/
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updated: 2024-08-22
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# Maya Vessel with Dog Painting

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Maya Vessel with Dog Painting](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13683.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13683.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) vessel depicting several mythological scenes. This part of the vessel depicts a [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) with a [spotted tail](https://www.worldhistory.org/Spotted_Tail/) and ears. The dog is a companion of [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 19). Maya Vessel with Dog Painting. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13683/maya-vessel-with-dog-painting/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Maya Vessel with Dog Painting." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 19, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13683/maya-vessel-with-dog-painting/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Maya Vessel with Dog Painting." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13683/maya-vessel-with-dog-painting/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310364) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310364). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 19 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.