Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0048 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Ceramic fragment (vessel side) | |
| 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 | Ceramic fragment, probably from a bowl; Animal head effigy (a bat?) faces upside down, perhaps having decorated a leg; Head has round muzzle, open mouth, slit eyes and narrow head; Animal's two upper limbs extend forward and end in round, claw-like extremities which, along with coffee bean shapes, form a ring around the animal; A protrusion from the animal's back has been broken off; Reddish-brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 7.7 | |