Anthropomorphic Pottery Incense Burner Pedestals

Maya culture (maker unknown) · Pottery with remains of Maya blue and red pigment (per the museum’s description) · Late Classic period, 600–900 CE · Museo Nacional de Antropología

Divine faces stack upward like a tree joining earth and sky.

Exhibition: On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas — Shanghai Museum, People’s Square · 2026-07-09 – 2027-11-14