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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