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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0051   CAS 0227-0051; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
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 Bowl, slightly rounded; Low relief carving of a single horizontal ring near the rim, another at the very base of the bowl and a vertical design between these two rings; The design consists of a band containing 4 to 6 diagonal lines going down to the lower right, above 4 to 6 diagonal lines going down to the lower left, above more lines going to lower right; The band is frames by two vertical line, close and parallel, one on each side of the band; Design is repeated three times; Red.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.6, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 13.6, Max Diam = 15.8