A MAYAN POLYCHROME PLATE
LATE CLASSIC, CIRCA A.D. 550-950
Painted in dark orange, deep red and black on a pale orange ground centred by an owl which might represent the name of the owner or the painter of the plate, the rim surrounded by repeat glyphs which are a combination of the yu tz'ib glyph ("his writing") which usually refers to the person who commissioned the painting and the date 13 Muluc
37 cm. diam.
A MAYAN POLYCHROME PLATE
LATE CLASSIC, CIRCA A.D. 550-950
Painted in dark orange, deep red and black on a pale orange ground centred by an owl which might represent the name of the owner or the painter of the plate, the rim surrounded by repeat glyphs which are a combination of the yu tz'ib glyph ("his writing") which usually refers to the person who commissioned the painting and the date 13 Muluc
37 cm. diam.
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