File:Mexico, Campeche, Maya, Chocholá Style - Carved Vessel - 1990.173 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Summary
Carved Vessel
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| Title |
Carved Vessel |
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| Object type | ceramic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
A firefly is carved on both sides of this Maya vessel, which is from the Yucatán Peninsula. Among the most common of insects to appear in Maya art, the firefly seems to be associated with things that twinkle in the dark—stars and cigars, the latter a symbol that identifies creatures of the night. The text on the rim mentions a young man, suggesting this vessel was involved in a rite-of-passage ceremony. |
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| Date | between circa 600 and circa 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | carving on earthenware | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 12.1 cm (4.7 in); width: 16.3 cm (6.4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Art of the Americas |
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| Accession number |
1990.173 |
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| Place of creation | Mexico, Campeche, Maya, Chocholá Style | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
1958: purchased by James C. and Florence C. Gruener from Black Tulip Galleries, Inc., Dallas, TX 1990: bequeathed to Cleveland Museum of Art by James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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