Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0053 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| 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 | Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Exterior side is painted as one continuous panel, showing an animal figure wearing an elaborate headdress and kneeling; This figure is repeated although the second image kneels before a low table or platform on which a decapitated human head sits; Painted in polychrome colors of red, black, white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.1, Thickness = 0.9, Max Diam = 17.7 | |