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Plate Depicting a Dancing Figure · Maya · Articious

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Maya, Plate Depicting a Dancing Figure

Plate Depicting a Dancing Figure

Maya · 600–800 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Late Classic Maya, Possibly Petén region, Guatemala
Date: 600–800
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: Diam.: 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Place of origin: Guatemala
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Merle B. Gordon

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