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Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe
600–900
Overall: 24.5 x 10.5 cm (9 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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A string of death glyphs below the rim departs from the Primary Standard Sequence.Description
Among Maya noble families, finely painted ceramic vessels were used as fancy tableware, treasured gifts that secured the support of allies, and funerary offerings placed in tombs. Accordingly, the vessels’ imagery varies from religious themes to scenes of courtly life. Here, two attendants kneel before an enthroned nobleman who wears an enormous bird-head headdress.- ?-1972(Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 1972, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)1972-1990James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1990The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Coe, Michael D. The Maya Scribe and His World. 1973. pp. 104-105Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (1992): 234-75. Referenced: cat. no. 89, p. 272, Reproduced: fig. 89, pg. 255 www.jstor.org
- Long-term loan/5 years (renewable to 10 years. Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA (organizer) (January 27, 2000-April 1, 2005).The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-November 29, 1992).The Maya Scribe and His World, The Grolier Club, New York, NY (April 20 - June 5, 1971)
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.181