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Catalog Number CAS 0227-0012   CAS 0227-0012; Incensario
Category Ceremonial Items; Pottery
Object Name Incensario
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 Incensario with deep, hollow base and shallow bowl; Front design shows a human face, with a long, narrow nose and wide, coffee bean eyes and mouth which look half open; Arching above the nose and down the cheeks is an inverted "U" shape, raised and punctuated with small indented dots; Back design shows a cut out "plus" shape, opening into the hollow base; Each side between front and back has a series of points sticking out perpendicular to the vessel wall; Beige and brown on the back, red on the front.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.6, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 19.1