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Vessel with Battle Scene
600-900
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Likely used as a political gift, this vessel depicts the presentation of prisoners in the aftermath of battle. A front-facing lord turns to review ten elegantly drawn warriors, some stripped of battle regalia and others dressed in elaborate headgear and garments, including tunics made of jaguar pelts. The hieroglyphs encircling the rim dedicate the vessel, used to drink an elite beverage made of cacao (chocolate) beans.
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Details
- Title: Vessel with Battle Scene
- Date Created: 600-900
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 17.2 x 15.4 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.)
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.32
- Medium: ceramic and slip
- Fun Fact: The Maya drank a chocolaty beverage with a spicy kick! Made using cacao seeds and chili peppers, the drink was consumed out of vessels like this one.
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mesoamerica, Maya, Nebaj region, Late Classic Period, 7th-10th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 2012.32
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