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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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Cataloguing data

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

  • Production
    when
    Early Classical period (around 500 AD)
    where
    Guatemala
    who
    Maya
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 2000
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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