Censer with seated king
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Ceramic, slip
- Dimensions
- H. 31 1/2 × W. 12 1/4 × D. 9 in. (80 × 31.1 × 22.9 cm)
- Origin
- Maya
- Department
- The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Royalty and Aristocracy Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as a king, and the image shows a centrally positioned seated figure wearing an elaborate headdress and extensive ornaments associated with royal presentation.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The figure, headdress, ornaments, and container are covered with layered relief elements, bead-like borders, scalloped edges, scroll forms, and repeated decorative bands.
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Symmetrical Visual · 95%
The frontal figure and lower container are organized around a strong vertical axis, with broadly corresponding forms on the left and right.
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Patterns Visual · 90%
Repeated bead rows, scalloped edges, geometric bands, and alternating reddish-brown and light areas create patterned decoration across the object.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Visual · 96%
The work is a fully three-dimensional modeled object combining a seated human figure with a substantial vessel form.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog date of 300–400 CE places the work in ancient art.
Geographic Regions
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Central American Art Metadata · 90%
The catalog identifies the object as Maya in origin, associated with the Central American region.
Materials
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Ceramic Both · 99%
The catalog specifies ceramic with slip, and the image shows a modeled, fired-clay-like object with an earthen surface and applied or raised decoration.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Pre-Columbian Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the place of origin as Maya and dates the object to 300–400 CE, supporting its classification within pre-Columbian art.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 90%
The catalog classifies the work as Ceramics-Containers and identifies it as a censer; the lower portion visibly forms a substantial container body.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Ceremonial Object Metadata · 92%
The catalog identifies the object as a censer, supporting its classification as a ceremonial object.
Source & rights
Maya artist(s). Censer with seated king. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.