Basin

Unknown (Mayan)

Item type:

vessel

Date of creation:

550-750

Height:

34.8 cm  (13 11/16 in.)

Width:

40.8 cm  (16 1/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

earthenware: red and black on yellow-orange slip paint

Place of creation:

Belize

Description

Excerpt from commentary on museum website:
Two individuals play musical accompaniment to a ceremony of ritual performance and the sacrifice of captured warriors. The flutes produced melodic tones that complemented the rhythmic sounds of the rattles and drums held under their arms. A third performer, painted with colored stripes, plays a conch-shell trumpet.

Iconclass

12U(MAYA)2
miscellaneous religions, cults and doctrines (MAYA)
12B2122
human sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown flute [3940]
Maracas [3031]
Goblet drum [2612]
Conch-shell trumpet [4389]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6040