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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0143   CAS 0227-0143; 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
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Jar with round bowl, short, upright neck; Two semicircle handles on opposite sides attached near the neck; Traces of red pigment.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Thickness = 0.7, Rim Diam = 10.9, Max Diam = 18.3