Ah Maxam was of a royal lineage. Translated from the Mayan script, his signature found on the Water-Lily Vase (MS1375) names himself and his parents along with a not-so-subtle declaration of his noble heritage.
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A Royal Artist: Ah Maxam of Naranjo
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2.
3. Vase of the
Seven Gods
Cylinder Vase K2796
Naranjo, Guatemala, c. 750- 800
Ceramic with black on cream slip
and remnants of stucco with post
fire blue pigment Cabrito Cream-
polychrome ceramic group [but
too uncommon for typological
characterization]
27.5 x 10.7 cm
(diameter)
10 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.
Anonymous Loan
5. Water-Lily Vase
Cylinder Vase MSI375
Naranjo, Guatemala, c. 750-800
Ceramic with red and black on cream slip
Cabrito Cream-polychrome:
Cabrito Variety
24.1 x 17.8 cm
(diameter)
19 1/2 x 7 in.
Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.1080
Ethel T. Scarborough Fund
9. Vessel of the
Dancing Lords
Cylinder Vase MSI374 Naranjo, Guatemala, c.
750-800
Ceramic with red, orange and black on
cream slip, and remnants of stucco with
postfire blue pigment Cabrito Cream-
polychrome: Cabrito Variety
24.0 x 15.8 cm
(diameter)
9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.1081
Ethel T. Scarborough Fund
12. Bibliography
1. Art Institute of Chicago, "Vessel of the Dancing Lords." Accessed September 11, 2012. http://
www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/65290.
2. Art Institute of Chicago, "Water-Lily Vase." Accessed September 11, 2012. http://www.artic.
edu/aic/collections/artwork/126858.
3. Coe, Michael D., Kerr Justin. The Art of the Maya Scribe [in English]. New York: Harry N.
Abrams, 1998.
4. Miller, Mary Ellen. Maya Art and Architecture [in English]. World of Art; Variation: World of
Art. London: New York, 1999.
5. Reents-Budet, Dorie Joseph W. Ball. Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the
Classic Period [in English]. Durham: Duke University Press in association with Duke
University Museum of Art, 1994.
6. Reents-Budet, Dorie. Mesoweb, "The Holmul Dancer Theme in Maya Art." Accessed
September 16, 2012. http://www.mesoweb.com/pari/publications/rt08/
holmuldancer.pdf.