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| Type of Object: | Incense Burner | |
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| Materials: | Ceramic | |
| Measurements: | Approx. 3-12 cm. in height. | |
| Date or Period: | ||
| Maker: | Chorti/Maya | |
| Designated List Section: | I C 8 Ceramic Special Forms - Incense Burners | |
| Date of Import Restrictions: | 03/16/2004 | |
| Copyright: | Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia | |
| Keywords: | incense burner, Pre-Columbian Ceramic, spiked, | |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions | ||
| Large ceramic sculpture in the form of an incensario base with ceramic spikes. Lids show personages attired in royal regalia: necklaces, ear spools, headdresses, belts, etc. The sculptures are hollow. These elaborate lids have cylindrical censer vessels, many of which contained ashes. See Fash 1991. | ||
