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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0171   CAS 0227-0171; 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 and narrower, vertical neck; Neck has two slightly raised rings around the rim; Bowl as a series of evenly-spaced, vertical indentations creating wider raised columns between indentations; Dark brown slip.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.8, Thickness = 0.7, Rim Diam = 12.3, Max Diam = 16.1