Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-0105 | |
| 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 has wide lip; Neck is vertical and meets the vessel bowl with a seam; Front of jar is elongated, with a pointed tip; Tip has applied design wrapped horizontally around it; The design consists of a short raised band punctuated with a series of round impressions; A raised circle sits on top of the bowl just above the design, front center; Manufacture striations visible on inner rim surface; Brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.3, Width = 11.6, Thickness = 0.7, Rim Diam = 11.2, Length = 17.7 | |