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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0021   CAS 0227-0021; Bowl, tripod
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod
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 Tripod bowl with rounded legs, each leg possessing a small hole; Bowl has a semi-flat base and sides which widen from base to rim; Rim flares slightly; Sides consist of four rings, each one slightly raised and wider than the ring below; Juncture of sides and base is defined with a raised lip; Red-brown slip.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.8, Thickness = 0.9, Max Diam = 15.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0022   CAS 0227-0022; Bowl, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod with rattle
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
Description Tripod bowl with applied legs and flaring top and bottom rims; The bottom rim has a distinct lip; Each leg has a small hole; One leg shows this hole on the outer side, the other two on the inside; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; There is a raised ring approximately 3/4 of the way down the outside of the bowl; Between this ring and the bottom of the bowl there are two raised dots, not evenly spaced; Red.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.0, Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 22.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0023   CAS 0227-0023; Bowl, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod with rattle
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 Tripod bowl with flaring top and bottom rims, and applied legs; The bottom rim has a distinct lip; Each leg has a small hole; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; There is a raised ring approximately 3/4 of the way down the outside of the bowl; Between this ring and the bottom of the bowl there are six raised dots at regular intervals around the bowl; Red pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.8, Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 21.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0024   CAS 0227-0024; Bowl, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod with rattle
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
Description Tripod bowl with applied legs and flaring top and bottom rims; The bottom rim has a distinct lip; Each leg has a small hole; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; There is a raised ring approximately 3/4 of the way down the outside of the bowl; Between this ring and the bottom of the bowl there are six raised dots placed at regular intervals; Red.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.8, Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 22.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0025   CAS 0227-0025; 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 Wide bowl with short base which appears separate from bowl; Base rises vertically from bottom and then arches outward and upward toward bowl; Bowl is wider than base and repeats the base form, starting vertically and arching outward; Beige base, red bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 18.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0026   CAS 0227-0026; 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 with short base which appears separate from bowl; Base slants inward from bottom and then arches sharply back out toward bowl; Bowl is wider than base and begins at base with a rising inward slant which forms a lip; Above the lip the bowl rounds outward and upward; Manufacture striations visible on inner surface; Beige base, brown bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.3, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 19.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0027   CAS 0227-0027; 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 with short base which appears separate from bowl; Base slants inward from bottom and then arches sharply back out toward bowl; Bowl is wider than base and begins at base with a rising inward slant which forms a lip; Above the lip the bowl rounds outward and upward; Manufacture striations visible on inner surface; Beige base, red bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.9, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 19.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0028   CAS 0227-0028; 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 Wide, uneven bowl with short base which appears separate from bowl; Base rises vertically from bottom and then arches outward and upward toward bowl; Bowl is wider than base and begins at base with a rising inward slant which forms a lip; Above the lip the bowl slants widely outward; Beige base, red bowl with gray fire damage.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 20.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0029   CAS 0227-0029; 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 with short base which appears separate from bowl; Base rises vertically from bottom and then arches outward and upward toward bowl; Bowl is wider than base and repeats the base form, starting vertically and arching outward; Manufacture striations visible on inner surface; Beige base, red bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 20.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0030   CAS 0227-0030; Effigy jar (coati)
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Effigy jar (coati)
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 Small effigy jar in the shape of a coati head; Face has a long nose defined above a long beak-like snout; The snout is hollow underneath, having been formed with a roll of clay; Almond-shaped eyes are highlighted by very round, thick brows which extend directly from the nose; Large human-like ears frame the face and are adorned with disc earspools; A second pair of ears sits above the human-like ears; The second ears are lightly pointed, canine-like; Between the canine-like ears and above the brow are incised cross-hatching which does not extend up the neck of the jar; Brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.1, Width = 6.7, Thickness = 0.4, Rim Diam = 4.5, Length = 8.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0031   CAS 0227-0031; Bowl, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod with rattle
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 Low tripod bowl; Legs are round and each has two vertical slits in the sides; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; Bowl sides have incised abstract design consisting largely of double outlined curls; Reddish-beige with brown slip almost completely burned off.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.2, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 21.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0032   CAS 0227-0032; Effigy jar (bird)
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Effigy jar (bird)
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 Effigy jar with round bowl and high, narrow, slightly flaring neck; Bowl adorned with a bird effigy, the bowl serving as the bird's body and the small head and triple-feathered tail applied on opposite ends; The head has large eyes and a short beak; The sides of the bowl have low relief designs resembling stylized wings; Brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Thickness = 0.4, Rim Diam = 4.9, Max Diam = 8.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0033   CAS 0227-0033; Effigy jar (bird)
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Effigy jar (bird)
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 Effigy jar with round bowl and high, narrow, slightly flaring neck; Bowl adorned with a bird effigy, the bowl serving as the bird's body and the small head and five-feathered tail applied on opposite ends; The head has large eyes and a short beak; The sides of the bowl have low relief designs resembling stylized wings; Orange.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.6, Thickness = 0.4, Rim Diam = 4.9, Max Diam = 8.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0034   CAS 0227-0034; Jar, pedestal
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0035   CAS 0227-0035; Jar
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
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Jar with ovaloid bowl and narrower, short, lipped neck; Low relief carving designs on neck and upper half of bowl; The designs are horizontal and include rings, loops and long, slightly curling geometric patterns; Brown with traces of red pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Thickness = 0.5, Rim Diam = 4.1, Max Diam = 8.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0036   CAS 0227-0036; Jar
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
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Jar with ovaloid bowl and narrow, slightly flaring neck; Two seams mark where the neck attaches to the bowl; An "X" shape is incised onto the upper side of the bowl with each leg of the "X" possessing two parallel lines; Brown with chipped (fire damaged) slip.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.4, Thickness = 0.5, Rim Diam = 8.3, Max Diam = 16.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0037   CAS 0227-0037; Effigy jar (bird)
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Effigy jar (bird)
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 Effigy jar with round bowl and high, straight, slightly narrow neck; Bowl adorned with a bird effigy, the bowl serving as the bird's body and the small head and triple-feathered tail applied on opposite ends; The head has large eyes, the beak has broken off; The sides of the bowl have low relief designs resembling stylized wings; Brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Thickness = 0.4, Rim Diam = 5.4, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0038   CAS 0227-0038; Jar, pedestal, with fragment
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar, pedestal, with fragment
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 base, round body and narrowing neck; Body has multiple, evenly-spaced vertical indentations, giving it a pumpkin-like appearance; Neck has incised geometric designs (stylized eyes?); Brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.2, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 13.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0039   CAS 0227-0039; Jar, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar, tripod with rattle
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 Tripod jar with a wide, elliptical bowl and narrower, straight neck; Three incised rings mark the juncture of the bowl and the neck; Each leg has two vertical slits/holes; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; Traces of reddish-orange pigment remain but the predominant color is a burned-on gray.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.9, Thickness = 0.5, Rim Diam = 6.9, Max Diam = 14.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0040   CAS 0227-0040; Bowl, tripod with rattle
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl, tripod with rattle
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 Tripod bowl narrowing from top to base; A ring of geometric designs covers 3/4 of the outer bowl; Each leg has a vertical slit/hole; One leg contains a clay rattle inside; Red pigment has been applied overall excepting the ring of geometric designs.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.8, Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = 20.2
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