Vaso Polícromo

The mural paintings discovered in Bonampak in 1946 are considered among the most relevant expressions in Mayan art. Just like in other Mayan cities, Bonampak shares the ceramic tradition of vessel with painted scenes. They are pieces used frequently as part of the grave goods. This cylindrical vessel has two images of a seated character with three glyphs or pseudo-glyphs text that do not represent a word; hence, they do not form a sentence. The character, in profile, extends his right arm showing his hand to the front in an “offering” or “giving” attitude. The image, painted with curvilinear traces, has certain schematic characteristics, which are also represented in vessels found in Copan and Chinkultic.Dra. Federica Sodi MirandaColaboradores: Arqlgo. Hugo Herrera Torres Araceli Ruiz Peláez Mtro. Hugo García Capistran.