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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0141   CAS 0227-0141; 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 short, semi-vertical base which is rounded at the bottom; Bowl is ovaloid with an angular apex; Design consists of two solid vertical rings near the rim; The upper ring marks a slight narrowing of the bowl which rounds back out at the rim; Below the solid rings is a ring of small dots above horizontally positioned rounded rectangles; These rectangles line the apex; Orange with the design largely burned off.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.2, Thickness = 0.9, Rim Diam = 12.2, Max Diam = 14.9