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Ceramic effigy jar, zoomorph kneeling and holding snout, dark slip
Ceramic effigy jar, zoomorph kneeling and holding snout, dark slip
Object Number 58-34-20/39136
Display Title Ceramic effigy jar, zoomorph kneeling and holding snout, dark slip
Descriptions
Object Description Side view facing left in photo. Merida Mus. #125. (Progreso) Plumbate. Found with #95-see that vessel card for details. Rim diam = 8.3 cm, Total ht = 18.8 cm, Thick = 0.3-0.5 cm, Ware = Plumbate (mostly gray, some orange, some brown), Type = effigy jar, portraying pisote, Remarks = Museum Cat. #125 says from Progreso.
Subject
  • Jar
  • Zoomorphic
  • Effigy
  • Ceramic
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan
Additional Geographic Terms Yucatan Peninsula

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