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Rectangular vessel with representation of Itzamnaaj
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Rectangular four-footed vessel with parrot tail, Maya clay, Early Classic period, polychrome. The head of the god Itzamnaaj in his manifestation as a bird god protrudes from one side. The clay vessel is possibly an offering from the ruler Chak Tok Ich'aak II to his grandfather Sijay Chan K'awiil

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Height: 17,5 cm
Depth: 9,7 cm
Width: 26,5 cm
Height: 12,5 cm
Depth: 9,7 cm
Width: 23,3 cm
Weight: 0,8 kg
Material/Technique
Sound, ceramic
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50116

Provenance and sources

when
Early Classical period (around 500 AD)
where
Guatemala
who
Maya
Description
Donation 2000

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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