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Urn with Jaguar Effigy Cover, 800-950
Quiche Maya culture; Highland Guatemala
Ceramic and pai…
Urn
Urn with Jaguar Effigy Cover, 800-950
Quiche Maya culture; Highland Guatemala
Ceramic and pai…
Urn with Jaguar Effigy Cover, 800-950 Quiche Maya culture; Highland Guatemala Ceramic and paint; 10 x 10 5/8 in. F78.75.14a,b Anonymous Gift
Bowers Museum

Urn

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels-urns and samovars
Culture Maya
Date800-950 CE
Made AtSanta Maria Nebaj, Quiché Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic and paint
Dimensionsa: 10 × 10 5/8 in. (25.4 × 27 cm)
b: 6 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 10 in. (16.5 × 26 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object numberF78.75.14a,b
DescriptionPolychrome ceramic urn with jaguar effigy cover. Panel with raised yellow and blue interlocking diamonds on front of urn and raised round fillets, groups of 3 in diamonds. Quiche area, Nebaj region, Guatemala.
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