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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0109   CAS 0227-0109; Jar
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 (missing) handle at back attached at rim; Neck is short and slightly concave with a rounded rim; Front of jar is elongated, with a pointed tip; Tip has applied design of two protrusions flanked by short, raised horizontal bands, one on either side of the protrusions; The bands are each punctuated with a series of round impressions; A raised circle with an impressed hole sits on top of the bowl just above the design, front center; Brown; Mislabeled 227-17, in addition to possessing the correct number.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.5, Width = 10.1, Thickness = 0.7, Rim Diam = 9.4, Length = 15.7