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K4598: The Immolation of the Jaguar War God
K4598, a painted ceramic vessel from the Nakbe area, is one of three vessels that depict…
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K5619: An Early Classic Vessel with Three Faces
K5619 is a polychrome ceramic vessel from the Early Classic period recovered from Uaxactun’s Burial A-22.…
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K4118: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
K4118 depicts the mythic scene of the Jaguar War God’s defeat at the hands of one…
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K1201: The Captured Shark
K1201 is another polychrome cylindrical vessel from the Late Classic Period. While it may at first…
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K1398: The Regal Rabbit Vase
K1398, more commonly known as the Regal Rabbit Vase (Figure 1), is a cylindrical polychrome vessel…
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K0731: Emergence of the Maize God
K0731 is a polychrome cylindrical vessel from the Classic Period currently housed in Boston’s Museum of…
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K0595: The Shark Hunters
K0595 is a polychrome painted ceramic vessel from the Late Classic period, likely originating from the…
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K9152: A Polychrome Shark Hunting Scene
K9152 is a polychrome cylindrical vessel currently on display as a part of the collection at…
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K5053: An Incised Vessel with the Pax God and Jaguar War God
K5053 is a carved vessel from the Late Classic Period of the Maya currently in the…
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The Itzamnaaj Court Vase: A Celestial Accession Scene
The Itzamnaaj Court Vase features a magnificent scene that rivals that of the Vase of the…
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The Vase of the Seven Gods: Part III – The Glyphs
The Vase of the Seven Gods, K2796, has two sets of glyphs (Figure 1). One can…
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K4333: A Chochola Style Vessel Depicting GI
K4333 is a carved vessel with a rounded bottom from the Late Classic period. The style…
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The Vase of the Seven Gods: Part II – The Background
The Vase of the Seven Gods, K2796 in the Kerr database, depicts a very full scene.…
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K1391: An Incised Shark Hunting Scene
K1391 is an incised vessel from the Late Classic that depicts a portion of a myth…
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The Vase of the Seven Gods: Part I – The Characters
The Vase of the Seven Gods (K2796) (Figure 1) is one of the more famous examples…
Maya Vessels
Exploring the Iconography of Maya Ceramics
Index
Animals
Bat (Suutz’)
Bird (Muut)
Centipede (Chapaht)
Coati (Tz’uutz’ih)
Crocodile (Ahiin)
Deer (Chij)
Dog (Ok, Tz’i’)
Eagle (Kokaaj, Tz’ikin)
Fish (Kay)
Iguana (Huuj)
Jaguar (Bahlam)
Macaw (Mo’)
Opossum (Uch)
Owl (Kuy)
Peccary (Chitam, Tihl)
Rabbit (T’ul)
Shark (Xook)
Snake (Kaan)
Spider Monkey (Maax)
Turtle (Ahk)
Vulture (Usiij)
Deities
Ahkan (God A’)
Ak’ab God
Bloody-Mouthed God
Chahk (God B)
God I of the Palenque Triad (GI)
Goddess O (Old Goddess)
Itzam Chan Tuun (God N)
Itzaamaat (God L)
Itzamnaaj (God D)
Ix Uh (Moon Goddess)
Jaguar Paddler
Jaguar War God
Juun Ajaw (Hunahpu/God S)
Juun Ixim (Maize God)
K’awiil (God K)
K’inich Ajaw (God G)
Pax God
Principal Bird Deity (PBD)
Stingray Spine Paddler
Water Lily Serpent (WLS)
Wind God (God H)
Wuuk Si’p (Hunting God)
Yax Baluun (Xbalanque/God CH)
Myths
4 Ajaw 8 Kumk’u Creation
Rebirth of Maize God
• Shark Hunting
• Paddlers and Canoe
• Emergence
Sacrifice of the Jaguar War God
Theft of God L’s Regalia