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Dynastic vessel

Codex-style ceramic vessel ("Dynastic vase") from Calakmul. Outer wall completely inscribed with hieroglyphics. Maya, Late Classic period (650-750 AD) This vase is inscribed exclusively with texts relating to the accession of kings to the throne. Only 12 such dynastic vases have been found to date. All of these vases represent lists of the Kaan dynasty, which ruled in El Mirador, Dzibanche and Calakmul. Of the 19 known rulers of the Kaan dynasty, only 10 are depicted on this vase. Remarkably, the enthronement dates on the different vases do not match. According to Simon Martin, not even the successions of rulers match. The reason for this is still not known.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Height: 11,7 cm
Depth: 13,8 cm
Width: 13,8 cm
Weight: 0,4 kg
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50142

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    where
    Guatemala
    who
    Maya
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 2003
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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