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Ceramic tripod bowl, stepped and impressed legs
Ceramic tripod bowl, stepped and impressed legs
Object Number 58-34-20/39164
Display Title Ceramic tripod bowl, stepped and impressed legs
Descriptions
Object Description Merida Mus. Red orange? Rim diam = 34.0 cm, Base diam = 28.0 cm, Plate ht = 6.9 cm, Total ht = 8.0 cm, Thick = 0.9-1.1 cm, Feet = 3 solid tau slab with nail impressions. Ware = Red (possibly Puuc Red) slipped and burnished on int + ext, but not on base or feet; base has crisscross striation. Type = Wide everted tripod plate, just line Chicanel type save for feet.
Subject
  • Ceramic
  • Tripod
  • Bowl
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan
Additional Geographic Terms Yucatan Peninsula

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