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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0162   CAS 0227-0162; 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; Rim flares out and opening is tilted back slightly; Front of jar is elongated; Body has applied design of inverted "U" shape filled with round impressions; Above this "U" are two incised lines, replicating the "U"; This design appears symmetrically on both sides of the vessel, each side displaying the design both near the tip and near the back; The very tip of the bowl has a raised dot; Another raised dot appears on the back of bowl, just below the handle; Reddish-beige.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.4, Width = 13.2, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 9.5, Length = 15.8