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Object Number
976-57-20/24973
Display Title
Incense burner, pottery, with three groups of three prongs on lip of cup. Verti
Descriptions
Object Description
Incense burner, pottery, with three groups of three prongs on lip of cup. vertical lines scratched in surface. 18 cm. h., 8.5 cm. base dia., 14.5 cm. base dia.
Inventory Description
Incense burner, footed, red burnished, 3 prong points at rim, + 1 sherd
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>
/
<City>
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Chamula
Additional Geographic Terms
Hamlet: La Ventana
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-57-20/24973; 4; 3
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