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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0155   CAS 0227-0155; Jar, cylinder, polychrome
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar, cylinder, polychrome
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 Polychrome vessel; Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Exterior side is painted as one continuous panel, showing two human figures, one offering up a red object, the other bending forward; The latter figure has a red spot at the nose, as if having just performed a blood-letting; The panel also includes four glyphs running vertically; Painted in polychrome colors of red, black, white.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.2, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 15.2