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| Type of Object: | Vessel |
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| Material: | Ceramic |
| Measurements: | 2.1 to 4.4 cm. in height. |
| Date or Period: | Late Classic |
| Maker: | Lowland Maya |
| Designated List Section: | IB5 Special Forms - Miniature Vessels |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 04/15/1991 |
| Photograph: | Institute of Anthropology and History, Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala |
| Copyright: | Institute of Anthropology and History, Ministry of Culture and Sports of Guatemala |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Miniature vases in shape of shells with carved and molded designs on front. Scene may depict an event in Popol Vuh, the Maya book in which God emerges from a shell. Shells were used to hold pigments used by Maya scribes and painters. | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceramic, Lowland Maya, miniature, shell, vase, vessel, |
