Clay vessel with lid. In the "basal flange" form characteristic of the Early Classical period, without glyph images. Polychrome painted. Depiction of an owl, whose sculpted head serves as a lid handle. Owls were regarded as messengers of the gods of death in Mayan mythology. This symbolism of the owl as a mediator between the upper and lower worlds is a suitable metaphor for a burial vessel. The remaining painting of a snake and three heads, which are found on both the vessel and the lid, appears relatively simple.