Tripod cylinder: enthroned lord with glyphic text
- CULTURE:
- Maya
- DATE:
- 650–900 CE
General Description
The relief carving on this tripod vessel depicts the noble patron worshiping before the World-Tree-of-the-Center, which displayed the severed head of First Father. The scene portrays the epic tale of creation as recorded in the Popol Vuh, the Quiché (K’iche’) Maya book of counsel.
Adapted from
Carol Robbins, Label text, A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.