Whistling vessel
A dark, double-chambered ceramic vessel with two joined cylindrical bodies on short legs. A bird-like creature crouches on the left lid, a seated figure in a tall headdress sits on the right, and a small figure with raised arms stands between the chambers.
Look closer: A small figure with raised arms stands on the front between the two chambers, partly hidden by the legs and body.
- Artist
- Maya artist(s)
- Date
- 400–500 CE
- Medium
- Ceramic
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3078 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1963