a royal artist: ah maxam of naranjo
DESCRIPTION
Ah Maxam was of a royal lineage. Translated from the Mayan script, his signature found on the Water-Lily Vase (MS1375) names himself and his parents along with a not-so-subtle declaration of his noble heritage. See LOUCHEart.com for more information.TRANSCRIPT
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“Master painters and sculptors were members of the elite
stratum and many were the offspring of the nobility who
were not in direct line to inherit offices.”
–Dorie Reents-Budet(from Painting the Maya Universe, p. 64)
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Ah MaxamLate Classic Maya, Mid to Late 8th c. CE
Vicinity of Naranjo, Petén Region, Guatemala
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Vase of the Seven Gods
Cylinder Vase K2796Naranjo, Guatemala, c. 750- 800
Ceramic with black on cream slipand remnants of stucco with post fire blue pigment Cabrito Cream-
polychrome ceramic group [but too uncommon for typological
characterization]
27.5 x 10.7 cm (diameter)
10 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.
Anonymous Loan
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K2796 Vase of the Seven Gods
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Water-Lily Vase
Cylinder Vase MSI375 Naranjo, Guatemala, c. 750-800
Ceramic with red and black on cream slip Cabrito Cream-polychrome: Cabrito Variety
24.1 x 17.8 cm (diameter) 19 1/2 x 7 in.
Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.1080 Ethel T. Scarborough Fund
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MS1375 Water-Lily Vase
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Vessel of the Dancing Lords
Cylinder Vase MSI374Naranjo, Guatemala, c. 750-800
Ceramic with red, orange and black oncream slip, and remnants of stucco with
postfire blue pigment Cabrito Cream-polychrome: Cabrito Variety
24.0 x 15.8 cm (diameter)
9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.1081 Ethel T. Scarborough Fund
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MS1374 Vessel of the Dancing Lords
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“These artistically inclined individuals were organized into elite workshops, some of which
were physically connected to royal residential compounds.”
–Dorie Reents-Budet(from Painting the Maya Universe)
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Bibliography
1. Art Institute of Chicago, "Vessel of the Dancing Lords." Accessed September 11, 2012. http:// www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/65290.
2. Art Institute of Chicago, "Water-Lily Vase." Accessed September 11, 2012. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/126858.
3. Coe, Michael D., Kerr Justin. The Art of the Maya Scribe [in English]. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.
4. Miller, Mary Ellen. Maya Art and Architecture [in English]. World of Art; Variation: World of Art. London: New York, 1999.
5. Reents-Budet, Dorie Joseph W. Ball. Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period [in English]. Durham: Duke University Press in association with
Duke University Museum of Art, 1994.
6. Reents-Budet, Dorie. Mesoweb, "The Holmul Dancer Theme in Maya Art." Accessed September 16, 2012. http://www.mesoweb.com/pari/publications/rt08/
holmuldancer.pdf.