Whistling vessel

Title	Whistling vessel
Artist	Maya artist(s)
Date	400–500 CE
Medium	Ceramic
Classification	Ceramics-Containers
Origin	Maya

Themes: Celestial charts & astronomy

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“Whistling vessel” is a work by Maya artist(s), dated 400–500 CE. It is executed in ceramic and classified as ceramics-containers. In this archive it sits within the celestial charts & astronomy tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

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