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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0126   CAS 0227-0126; Incensario fragment
Category Ceremonial Items; Pottery
Object Name Incensario fragment
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 Incensario fragment; Portion of base with application design on outer surface; Design appears to be a face with round, protruding eyes, an oval nose and wide, flat, broken off ears which appear to have extended onto the missing bowl; Traces of reddish pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.4, Width = 18.3, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 11.2