Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0034 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar, pedestal | |
| Culture | Maya | |
| Global Region | Mexico & Central America | |
| Country | Guatemala | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Huehuetenango | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Site: Chalchitan | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elgueta Collection (Mayan) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Jar, with flaring pedestal base, round body, and slightly narrowing neck; The neck is differentiated from the body by a pair of incised rings; The neck has been incised with a series of vertical lines intersected by lines sloping downward at approximately 45 degrees; Each of the sloping lines intersects approximately three vertical lines, but the pattern is not exact; The pedestal base is incised with curls which begin near the bowl and curl down and to the left in two parallel lines; The base designs are cut out in the center of the curl; Brownish-orange. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 7.8 | |