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Catalog Number

CAS 0227-0964   CAS 0227-0964; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Maya
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Guatemala
State/Prov./Dist. Huehuetenango
County
Other Geographic Data Site: unknown (Chalchitan or Pichikil [Pichiquil])
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Clay
Description Circular bowl, cracked and broken; Reddish-brown; Rim arches slightly, curving down to the outside; Rim incised with three sets of bands running towards bowl, with eight rows of six to nine triangles between bands, two bands on each side of the triangle sets (one set of bands and triangles is presumed: only one pair of bands is present, the rest of the presumed incision having broken off); Slight fire damage inside bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 10.0