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Object Number
99-42-20/C2597
Display Title
Terra cotta rattle, human form
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic figurine, whistle and rattle, standing human figure, molded and incised body
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine, whistle/rattle, standing human figure, molded/incised body
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Tabasco
/
Jonuta
Intrasite
Tombs
Additional Geographic Terms
Usumacinta River and Rio Palezada; junction of; Usumacinta, right bank
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm (5 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C2597
Provenance
Collector
Teobert Maler
(1899)
Donor
Donated by
Hon. Stephen Salisbury
(1899)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1899)
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