Polychrome Vessel with Depiction of Scribes Guatemala or Mexico, Northern Peten or Southern Campeche, Maya, 650-800 CE. Slip-painted ceramic. cm high Elegantly painted ceramic vessels constituted the premier form of artistic expression during the Late Classic period (550-850 AD) of ancient Maya civilization, and none were more beautifully painted than those known as codex style.

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Size: 5152px × 7117px
Location: Maya World, Guatemala / Mexico
Photo credit: © ethnografia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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