Dish
with four mammiform supports
Maya, Late Preclassic period, 300 B.C.–A.D. 250
El Salvador, Pacific Coastal area
(?)
12 x 19.4 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
Earthenware: dull gray slip paint on orange slip paint
Dish with four mammiform supports. Exterior
of dish is embellished with four motifs composed of five parallel lines and
painted diagonally on the side of the vessel. These are painted with a dull
dark gray slip that contrasts with the vessel's shiny monochrome orange slip
paint.
Human
hunchback effigy figure
Maya, Late Preclassic to Early Classic periods, 200 B.C.–A.D. 300
El Salvador, Pacific Coastal plain
14.8 x 8.6 cm (5 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Earthenware: white on orange slip paint
Seated elderly male hunchback figure with
arms folded across chest. The effigy is hollow and open at the bottom. The
hump on his back is enclosed and contains small spheres that produce a
rattling sound. Atop the figure's head is a panache of square-cut feathers
or perhaps cropped hair.
El
Salvador - Maya Usulutan Tripod Bowl
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Maya Usulutan Tripod Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Preclassic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Usulutan Plate
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Maya Usulutan Plate
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Preclassic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Usulutan Human Effigy Vase
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Maya Usulutan Human Effigy Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Preclassic
Maker: Maya
El Salvador Late Classic
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Hemispherical Bowl
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Maya Copador Polychrome Hemispherical Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 12 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Copador
El
Salvador - Maya Campana Polychrome Tripod Dish
Maya Campana Polychrome Tripod Dish
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 14 to 20 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Campana
El
Salvador - Maya Campana Polychrome Tripod Dish
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Maya Campana Polychrome Tripod Dish
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 18 to 25 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Campana
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
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Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
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Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Copador
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
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Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Copador
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Copador Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Copador
El
Salvador - Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
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Maya Copador Polychrome Bowl
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
Designated List Section: 3A Polychrome Vessels - Copador
El
Salvador - Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 9 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El
Salvador - Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
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Maya Salua Polychrome Cylinder Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 5 to 32 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Late Classic
Maker: Maya
El Salvador Post Classic
El
Salvador - Mixteca-Puebla style Polychrome Cup
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Mixteca-Puebla style Polychrome Cup
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 15 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Postclassic
Maker: Mixteca-Puebla
El
Salvador - Nicoya Polychrome Pedestal Vase
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Nicoya Polychrome Pedestal Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 15 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Post Classic
Maker: Nicoya
El
Salvador - Nicoya Polychrome Vase
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Nicoya Polychrome Vase
Type of Object: Vessel
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: 15 to 30 cm. in height.
Date or Period: Post Classic
Maker: Nicoya
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