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Object Number
976-57-20/24977
Display Title
Cooking griddle
Descriptions
Object Description
Regular size cooking griddle, pottery (broken, 2 pieces). Used for ordinary cooking of tortillas. Unslipped, top surface is burnished. 36 cm diameter.
Inventory Description
Ceramic cooking griddle, round, slightly concave, red, fire clouded, broken
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972
Culture
- Highland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chiapas
Additional Geographic Terms
Chamula; Zahalte'tik hamlet
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 35 cm (1 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 36 cm
Quantity
2
Label on object
976-57-20/24977
Provenance
Collector
Jeffery C. Howry
(1972)
Donor
Donated by
Jeffery C. Howry
(1976)
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