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Clay pot with lid

Clay vessel with a lid engraved with a large glyph and a fish as a handle. The fish probably refers to the syllable "ka", the first syllable of the word ka-ka-wa (cocoa).

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay pot with lid
Dimensions
Weight: 0,979 kg
Height: 21 cm
Depth: 18,3 cm
Width: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 21627

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Early classical period
    where
    Mexico
    Chiapas
    Ococingo
    Guatemala
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Florimond Duc de Loubat (1831-03-31 - 1927-02-28) - Former Possessors
    Seler, Eduard - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Florimond Duc de Loubat 1899
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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