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Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)
Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)
Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view02_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view02_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view01.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view01.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_front_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_threequarter_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_threequarter_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_side_acetate_bw.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view03_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view03_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view02.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view02.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view04_PS11.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view04_PS11.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view03.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view03.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view04.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view04.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view05.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_view05.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_detail01.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_detail01.jpg)

Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_detail02.jpg)

Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.63.153_detail02.jpg)

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Effigy Vessel

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CULTURE Maya
MEDIUM Ceramic, pigment
DATES 1200–1500
DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 63.153
CREDIT LINE Dick S. Ramsay Fund
PROVENANCE Prior to 1963, provenance not yet documented; 1963, reportedly found near Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico by an unidentified source; 1963, acquired by Judith Small Galleries, Inc., New York, NY; 1963, purchased from Judith Small Galleries by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Maya. Effigy Vessel, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)
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Maya. <em>Effigy Vessel</em>, 1200–1500. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 15 in. (21.6 × 22.2 × 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 63.153. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 63.153_view01_PS11.jpg)

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