Maize God Emerging from a Flower

Maya

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Caption

Maya. Maize God Emerging from a Flower, 600–900. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (21 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 70.31. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 70.31_overall_PS11.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maya

Title

Maize God Emerging from a Flower

Date

600–900

Period

Late Classic Period

Geography

Place found: Campeche, Mexico

Medium

Ceramic, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (21 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm)

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

70.31

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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