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Cylindrical painted ceramic vessel with cream surface, black water-lily motifs, and bands of Maya glyphs around rim and base.

Water-Lily Vessel

A cylindrical ceramic vessel with a cream slip and dark brown painted decoration. Bands of hieroglyphic text encircle the rim and base, while a framed glyph panel and stylized water-lily blossoms in black fill the body.

Artist
Aj Maxam
Date
780–810
Medium
Earthenware and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1008 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 810).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Ethel T. Scarborough Fund

Español: Vasija de nenúfar, cilindro maya con glifos y motivos

Vasija cilíndrica de cerámica con engobe crema y decoración pintada en marrón oscuro. Bandas de texto jeroglífico recorren el borde y la base, mientras que un panel de glifos enmarcado y flores de nenúfar estilizadas en negro llenan el cuerpo.

Português: Vaso de nenúfar, cilindro maia com glifos e motivos

Vaso cilíndrico de cerâmica com engobe creme e decoração pintada em marrom escuro. Faixas de texto hieroglífico circundam a borda e a base, enquanto um painel de glifos emoldurado e flores de nenúfar estilizadas em preto preenchem o corpo.