Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0102 | |
| 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 | Early Classic (ca. 250 - 600 CE) | |
| Collection Name | Elgueta Collection (Mayan) | |
| Materials | Clay; Pigment | |
| Description | Short cooking jar with round handle at back attached at rim; Rim flares out and opening is tilted back; Front of jar is elongated, with a pointed tip; Body has squid (?) design of four applied tentacles flowing up vessel from the tip; The design is symmetrical, with two tentacles on each side of the jar, horizontal; The lower tentacles lie near the the base and are punctuated with round impressions; A raised circle with a round impression lies between the tentacles on each side; Red-brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.4, Width = 11.4, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 10.2, Length = 25.5 | |