Cylindrical Vessel, 1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, slip, Height 10 in. (25.4 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The clean lines and spare ornament of this Maya ceramic vessel illustrate the early stages of an art form for which the ancient Maya have become renowned. The refined simplicity of style and noble presentation of form in this early Maya cylinder suggests ownership by a person of rank; however, the object's good condition refutes any suggestion of use in daily life
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