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MAYA POLYCHROME BOWL
Maya Polychrome Bowl
Painted Ceramic, c. 600–900 CE
Maya Civilization, Mesoamerica
Dimensions: 19 × 10 cm
Painted ceramic vessel features bold geometric motifs in red and black on a cream background, framed by horizontal registers. The exterior is decorated with repeating stepped and scroll-like patterns, symbols associated with Maya cosmology and ritual meaning. The interior, coated in a rich red slip, contrasts with the exterior.
Such bowls were often used for food offerings, ritual libations, or as burial goods, linking everyday sustenance with spiritual continuity.
Maya Polychrome Bowl
Painted Ceramic, c. 600–900 CE
Maya Civilization, Mesoamerica
Dimensions: 19 × 10 cm
Painted ceramic vessel features bold geometric motifs in red and black on a cream background, framed by horizontal registers. The exterior is decorated with repeating stepped and scroll-like patterns, symbols associated with Maya cosmology and ritual meaning. The interior, coated in a rich red slip, contrasts with the exterior.
Such bowls were often used for food offerings, ritual libations, or as burial goods, linking everyday sustenance with spiritual continuity.
