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| Type of Object: | Vessel | |
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| Materials: | Ceramic | |
| Measurements: | Approx. 3-12 cm. in height. | |
| Date or Period: | Early Classic | |
| Maker: | Chorti/Maya | |
| Designated List Section: | I A 3 Ceramic Ceremonial Vessels - Dishes and plates | |
| Date of Import Restrictions: | 03/16/2004 | |
| Copyright: | Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia | |
| Keywords: | ceremonial vessel, Pre-Columbian Ceramic, tripod, Usulutan, | |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions | ||
| Characterized by vessels (bowls, plates and cylinders) with negative resist designs (dots, irregular patches, wavy lines, geometric designs) on orange, red or cream slipped background. Exterior surface is smooth and highly polished (glossy and satiny). Supports include mammiforms and hollow and solid feet, pedestal supports. Fine paste matrix. See Henderson and Beaudry-Corbett 1993; Viel 1993. | ||
