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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0050   CAS 0227-0050; Bowl (tripod?)
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl (tripod?)
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 Bowl with three handles, only one of which remains; The remaining handle is missing its lower end; The handles appear to have extended down to become legs; The remaining handle is decorated along the upper section with a raised portion indented with circles; At the bottom of the handle, above the missing portion, is a double circle resembling an earspool, centered and facing outward; The bowl itself is very round and has a wide, flat rim which extends past the diameter of the bowl; The rim is decorated with small protruding circles; Red.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.5, Thickness = 0.9, Rim Diam = 10.3, Max Diam = 12.8