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Object Number 58-34-20/74458
Display Title Tripod effigy vessel
Descriptions
Object Description E.P. Dieseldorff (Kunst und Religion der Mayavolker, Berlin, 1926, volume I, figure 105). Low gloss Indian red slip over whole exterior and to just inside rim. Mold-made decoration about upper body (done before slipping and then painted white). No rattles. Eyes form vents for hollow head. Height 12.3.
Subject
  • Partial Vessel
  • Effigy
  • Artifact
  • Ceramic
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Alta Verapaz / <County> / <City> / Chama

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