Maya Vase Database

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Uk’ib (drinking vessel),
600–900 CE

Maya

Late Classic

2020-684

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Title

Uk’ib (drinking vessel)

Dates

600–900 CE

Medium

Carved ceramic with slip and possibly post-fire paint

Dimensions

h. 17.4 × diam. 15.5 cm (6 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary O'Boyle II in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, Princeton University

Object Number

2020-684

Place Made

North America, Mexico, Maya area

Inscription

‘a-LAY TAAB? yi-chi-li/IL yu-k’i-bi ‘i-ts’a-ti pi-tsi ?-AJAW-wa? AK’ACH ?-NAAH-BAHLAM alay taab[ij] yich yuk’ib its’at pits ?-ajaw ak’ach ?-naah bahlam “Here it is, it is raised up before him, the surfaced(?) drinking cup of the sage, ball-[player], lord turkey ?-dwelling jaguar”

Reference Numbers

K0623
SD-5507
R-121; R-364

Culture

Maya

Period

Postclassic

Type

ceramics, vessels (containers)

Materials

slip, ceramic

Subject

waterlilies, iconography, deities, hieroglyphics

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Citation

Maya, Late Classic, 600–900 CE, Maya area, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Uk’ib (drinking vessel). Carved ceramic with slip and possibly post-fire paint; 17.4 × 15.5 cm. Gift of Mary O'Boyle II in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, Princeton University (2020-684) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/19648?field_tms_obj_subjects_target_id=334

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