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Object Number
95-42-20/C598
Display Title
Lid of incensario with modelled cacao flower and pods
Descriptions
Object Description
Lid of incensario (body numbered C597). Conical, with projections perhaps representing the cacao flower; the lid also has four modelled representations of the cacao pod appliqued around its surface.
Inventory Description
Complete ceramic bird effigy lid, red on orange, perforated
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. AD 700
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
/
Copan
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Copan
/
Copan
Intrasite
Cross-shaped Vault under Stela M
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 22.6 cm (4 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition: G. B. Gordon, Director, 1895
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1894-1895)
Collector
Dr. George Byron Gordon
(1894-1895)
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