The Cylinder Vessel with Maize God Dancers and Dwarf

  Topic: The Cylinder Vessel with Maize God Dancers and Dwarf Order Description   asked by a museum to write a report evaluating and updating the museum label for the piece: The Cylinder Vessel with Maize God Dancers and Dwarf. You should thus defend the cultural geographic and temporal attributions of your piece, and where possible render them even more specific. Since none of these pieces was scientifically excavated, the museum has had to make an educated guess about their provenience. You are to defend that guess on the basis of the object’s style, subject matter, and probable use, and the way in which these compare to those of other cultures, sites, and periods. In order to address these issues, you should give a formal description of the object you have selected including the size, shape, techniques of manufacture, and imagery. You may also include a photograph or drawing of the object. The description should then be related to other objects from the same art tradition and to any relevant cultural concepts and practices that appear to be represented. You should direct the reader to illustrations of other works used for purposes of comparison. Include copies or drawings of these objects as numbered illustrations, cited in the proper order they are used in the text. These should be attached to the end of the paper after the bibliography