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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0118   CAS 0227-0118; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
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 flat base and slightly flaring rim; Double red stripe around the base and another double red stripe around the center; Three sets of red hatch marks run from just below the rim to the center stripes; The hatch marks consist of three parallel lines running at approximately a forty-five degree angle from the rim down towards the right and three parallel lines running at approximately a forty-five degree angle from the rim down towards the left so that the lines form a "V" shape without the bottom point; Orange-brown with red paint; Discolored by fire.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 19.3