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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