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Stone vessel with reclining figure

Stone vessel with carved reclining figure and hieroglyphs. The reclining man wears the hat of a blowgunner and can therefore be identified as one of the divine hero twins of the Classic Maya. Such stone vessels are very rare. The last two glyphs can be read as CHAN-KALO'MTE' AYIIN, which presumably tells us the name and title of the noble owner. The glyph CHAN provides a possible reference to Jaina as a place, as this glyph (with the possible translations: heaven, serpent or four) is part of Jaina's emblem glyph.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Stone vessel
Dimensions
Weight: 0,4 kg
Height: 10 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Width: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Alabaster
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50145

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 on 17 November 2004
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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