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Clay vessel

Large, cup-shaped clay vessel. Painted on an orange background in the colours red, brown and black. On the outer wall 7 figures, some standing, some seated, with rich clothing and in some cases mighty headdresses. Stepped hieroglyphic band, mainly animal head glyphs looking to the right, illegible scroll glyphs. A multi-striped patterned band on the inside of the rim.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Height: 19,3 cm
Depth: 17,7 cm
Width: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 46964

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    where
    Guatemala
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Stolper Galleries (Robert L. Stolper) - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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