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Vessel of the nine gods

Earthenware bowl in relief, 9 hieroglyphs, Maya, Early Classic period. The 9 glyphs represent 9 different gods: - G1 (variant of the rain god Chaak) - water lily god - sun god (with K'in sign) - Mih god (god of the number "zero") - alligator god with Itzamnaaj sign - god with S-shaped mask (mythical founder Naranjos) - god of the number 10 - youthful maize god with NAL sign on his head - tobacco snake god ( = mam, ancestor of the deceased kings of Palenque) Although the individual gods are relatively clearly identifiable, the context remains unclear.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Weight: 0,4 kg
Height: 10,4 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Width: 16 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 49927

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Early classical period
    where
    Guatemala
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Dr. Claus Pelling - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 1997
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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