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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0048   CAS 0227-0048; Ceramic fragment (vessel side)
Category Pottery
Object Name Ceramic fragment (vessel side)
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 Ceramic fragment, probably from a bowl; Animal head effigy (a bat?) faces upside down, perhaps having decorated a leg; Head has round muzzle, open mouth, slit eyes and narrow head; Animal's two upper limbs extend forward and end in round, claw-like extremities which, along with coffee bean shapes, form a ring around the animal; A protrusion from the animal's back has been broken off; Reddish-brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.0, Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 7.7