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Object Number 58-34-20/56155
Display Title Miniature turtle effigy vessel with disc cover. - vessel contains ashes.
Descriptions
Subject
  • Vessel
  • Ceramic
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Mayapan
Intrasite Cache on ext. of Gate D.

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Wooden box, for iron vessel, with cover; contains also a tray
27-22-60/E3448 Wooden box, for iron vessel, with cover; contains also a tray
Box
Japan
Ceramic, earthenware complete vessel, carved body, modeled bird effigy handles; vessel contains red pigmented powder
74-3-30/7911 Ceramic, earthenware complete vessel, carved body, modeled bird effigy handles; vessel contains red pigmented powder
Complete Vessel
Marajo
Pacoval
Vessels placed on stones in ashes of preliminary fire
2004.29.4503 Vessels placed on stones in ashes of preliminary fire
United States
Potsherd containing ashes
38-120-10/13982 Potsherd containing ashes
Bowl
Awatovi
Image Not Available for Ceremony, Choa: Group of people participating in a choa ceremony, including N!ai (/Naoka's sister, second wife of /Ti!kay) with her son Gao in the foreground, /Naoka (wife of /Ti!kay), Bau (/Naoka's daughter), and /Naoka (sister of /Naoka's mother, /Goishay), with Khokove using a fire paddle to cover tsi with ashes and a man working on an animal skin
2001.29.1336 Ceremony, Choa: Group of people participating in a choa ceremony, including N!ai (/Naoka's sister, second wife of /Ti!kay) with her son Gao in the foreground, /Naoka (wife of /Ti!kay), Bau (/Naoka's daughter), and /Naoka (sister of /Naoka's mother, /Goishay), with Khokove using a fire paddle to cover tsi with ashes and a man working on an animal skin
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ceramic, complete vessel, bowl, plain, contains beans.
08-33-30/73846 Ceramic, complete vessel, bowl, plain, contains beans.
Raw Material
Bowl
Site H
Potsherd - example of "Type B" paste; contains smaller proportions of temper & t
41-65-20/14075 Potsherd - example of "Type B" paste; contains smaller proportions of temper & t
Body
Far Fan Beach Site
2 potsherds - examples of "Type A" paste - contains large proportions od fine or
41-65-20/14074 2 potsherds - examples of "Type A" paste - contains large proportions od fine or
Body
Far Fan Beach Site
Organic and raw material, ashes and mineral concretions with few bone fragments
84-6-10/34791 Organic and raw material, ashes and mineral concretions with few bone fragments
Ash
Fragment
Mineral
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Image Not Available for Ashes
84-73-10/36919 Ashes
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Ashes obtained by burning juniper
98-9-10/51818 Ashes obtained by burning juniper
Raw Material
New Mexico
Image Not Available for Ashes
95-24-10/49279 Ashes
Ancient Indian Burial Place