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Object Number
976-57-20/24970
Display Title
Incense burner - /Yav'ak'al/ red burnished slip (iron oxide) Standard size. Poi
Descriptions
Object Description
Incense burner--yav ak'al--red burnished slip (iron oxide). standard size. points on rim called 'snic' (flowers). painted design on exterior. base: 9 cm. dia., cup: 17.5 cm. h., 13 cm. dia.
Inventory Description
Incense burner, footed, red burnished, 3 prong points at rim, buff geom. design
Classification
- Incense burner
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Chiapas
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<County>
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<City>
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Chamula
Additional Geographic Terms
'Olonton, vicinity of; Chamula Center, north of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 16 cm (6 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-57-20/24970; 1.; 12; ?Olonton, $1.00, 10/III/72, Chamula, (male symbol)
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