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Object Number
51-1-20/18268
Display Title
Potsherd - utility ware decorated with incising, punctating, and some times red
Descriptions
Object Description
Potsherd - utility ware decorated with incising, punctating, and some times red paint,
Inventory Description
Ceramic, jar sherds, large flared rim, constricted neck, short and close decorative incised lines at shoulder, red pigment at top of rim continuing to wide band on rim interior, dark grey paste, sherds will mend together
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Las Charcas
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyu
Additional Geographic Terms
Finca Las Charcas
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 15.4 x 5.6 x 1.2 cm (6 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
51-1-20/18268, C-13A, L.C.#5
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