Ring-Base Vessel

Description

The Ulúa region of Honduras, to the east of Maya territory, is best known for white marble vessels with walls ornamented in low relief and handles carved as animal heads, here bats but also felines, birds, monkeys, and others. This small example is distinguished by the crispness of its carved scrolls and the triangular cutouts of its pedestal base.

Provenance

Payne Collection, Springfield, IL, 1936?, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener (?-1936); James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1936-1990); The Cleveland Museum of Art (1990)

Ring-Base Vessel

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c. 600–1000

Accession Number

1990.170

Medium

marble

Dimensions

Overall: 9.5 x 13.5 x 10.1 cm (3 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener