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Black incised dish with jaguar effigy lid (cover pot 8, dish pot 9)
Object Number 11-6-20/C5577
Display Title Black incised dish with jaguar effigy lid (cover pot 8, dish pot 9)
Descriptions
Object Description Polished incised bowl with lid. (cover pot 8, dish pot 9) A modelled jaguar head forms the lid handle from which extends the animal's incised body.
Inventory Description Ceramic, complete vessel, dish, jaguar effigy lid, blackware, incised
Classification
  • Dish
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Holmul
Intrasite Skeleton 13 and 14, Room 2, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials Ceramic, Stucco, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 28 cm (8 11/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity 2
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition, R.E. Merwin, Director, 1911.
Provenance
Expedition Raymond E. Merwin (1911)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1911)

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