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Plate with hieroglyphic text

Maya Culture, Guatemala, Central Peten, possibly Uaxactun550-650

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada

Maya painted dish, Late Classic period, the tondo with the profile head of God K (?) wearing elaborate flowing and plumed headdress, and surrounded by a band of glyphs on the rim. Painted in deep orange and black on a pale orange ground. Translated

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  • Title: Plate with hieroglyphic text
  • Creator: Maya Culture, Guatemala, Central Peten, possibly Uaxactun
  • Date Created: 550-650
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 5.6 x 40.6 cm (2 3/16 x 16 in.)
  • Medium: Earthenware, orange slip, red pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.
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