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Waterbird Effigy Lidded Vessel

CultureMaya
OriginLowlands, Guatemala
PeriodEarly Classic Period (250/300-600 CE)
Date400-500
MediumEarthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, green pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 22.8 cm (9 in.)
DescriptionMaya covered vessel, Early Classic period, standing on four openwork legs, the lid surmounted by the head of a pelican grasping a fish (?) in its beak. It is painted in deep orange with grey and black glyphs (?).


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.103a-b
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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