Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0008 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Incensario 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 | |
| Description | Incensario base, hollow with slightly flaring base rim; Outside surface is decorated with three sets of four vertical lines formed by pinching the clay before firing; At the top of the base, directly above a set of lines, is an applied design of two earspool-like circles touching each other and centered above a roundish protrusion with a vertical incision; This design has been broken off at the top where the bowl had been, but what remains resembles a face with earspool-like eyes and a bulbous nose; Bowl of vessel is completely missing; Unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.8, Thickness = 0.9, Max Diam = 17.3 | |