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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Incised Bowl with Reclining K'awiil (Lightning Deity)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Incised Bowl with Reclining K'awiil (Lightning Deity)

Place CreatedGuatemala, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodTerminal Classic
Date830-950 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions3 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 8 5/8 in. (8.3 x 22.1 x 21.9 cm)
Object number1992.015.177
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 18, figure 19.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, acquired ca. 1960-1985.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas