Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0161 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Early Classic (ca. 250 - 600 CE) | |
| Collection Name | Elgueta Collection (Mayan) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Short cooking jar with round handle at back attached at rim; Neck is short and vertical with a rounded, protruding rim; Rim has a lip ringed with impressed dots; Front of jar is elongated, with a pointed tip; Tip has an applied design of a small rectangular protrusion extending forward horizontally; Tip is chipped; Four indented ovals sit on top of the bowl just above the design, front center; These ovals are paired side-by-side, with one pair set above the other; Brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Width = 15.1, Thickness = 1.0, Rim Diam = 10.5, Length = 22.2 | |