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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0161   CAS 0227-0161; 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 Early Classic (ca. 250 - 600 CE)
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Short cooking jar with round handle at back attached at rim; Neck is short and vertical with a rounded, protruding rim; Rim has a lip ringed with impressed dots; Front of jar is elongated, with a pointed tip; Tip has an applied design of a small rectangular protrusion extending forward horizontally; Tip is chipped; Four indented ovals sit on top of the bowl just above the design, front center; These ovals are paired side-by-side, with one pair set above the other; Brown.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.5, Width = 15.1, Thickness = 1.0, Rim Diam = 10.5, Length = 22.2