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Vessel with mythological scene

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Ceramic, Maya
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Gifts of Nelson A. Rockefeller Nathan Cummings S.L.M. Barlow Meredith Howland and Captain Henry Erben by exchange; and funds from various donors 1980
Title: Vessel with mythological scene
Description:
Ceramic, Maya.

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