Vessel with throne scene

A cylindrical ceramic vessel painted in orange, cream and black slip. A figure in an elaborate headdress and beaded costume stands beside a stepped throne-like seat, while another figure reclines near its base. Bands of geometric motifs frame the top and bottom.

Look closer: A row of small stepped geometric motifs runs along the upper band of the vessel, easily overlooked beside the figures.

Artist

Chamá artist(s)

Date

600–900 CE

Medium

Ceramic, slip

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1488 × 1861 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999