Guatemalan ceramics

Shop Lucia's large selection of Guatemalan coffee and cups and mugs San Antonio Palopo

Cacao - or chocolate - was a sign of wealth and power among the ancient Maya. Cacao seeds were used as currency, and ground cacao mixed with water and chiles was a stimulant consumed at celebrations. Archaeological evidence shows cacao beverages were consumed at least as early as 1000 BCE This example from nearly 2 millennia later is one of only three known of a type of squat jar with screw-on, locking lids. The lid that once fit this vessel has not been preserved. It has four glyphs in the…

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One of the largest Maya vessels in the Museum, this cup contains an elaborate scene with accompanying text, which reads "yuk'ib baje wa-KAAN TOOK' bakab," or "the drinking cup of Baje(?) Kaan (or Chan) Took', the ruler

Mathieu Mategot. Evolvere, ca. 1962, tapestry, 88 x 156 in., LA Modern (sold in 2008) Alexander Girard, Girls, 1972, screenprint on cotton...

Color is everywhere in La Antigua Guatemala. Color is on the walls, on the flora and the fauna, on the sky, on the parks, on the people, on the food, et-cetera. Why would toys be any different? Her…

During twenty-four years of reconnoitering the highways and byways of western Mexico, I have never come across a road as rewarding as the 53-kilometer stretch from Tala to San Marcos in the state of Jalisco. This road is marked as Jalisco Highway 4 on many maps, but beware: you might also find it labeled highway [...]

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Using the Mayan Cylinder Vase as a starting point, students learn about the properties of clay and create their own functional object.