Detail of Double-headed Serpent from Carved Cylinder Vessel

Artist
Linda Schele
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
11 x 20 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-5500
Annotations
Fig VIII.2 (part 1) AMNH Pot Breakup
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 308, Plate 120b

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Chronological Period
Late Classic
Culture
Maya
Subject Medium
Ceramic
Subject Type
Carved cylinder vessel
Subject Dimensions
15.2 x h. 15.5 cm
Subject Institution/ Collection
AMNH, New York
Description

Detail of two-headed serpent from cylinder vase from American Museum of Natural History.

Notes or Gallery Text

See also SD5501 and SD5502.

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