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Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Julia M. Rodezno (Juliana Rodezno/Mrs. J. Rodezno), Non-Indian, 1875-1938  Search this
Seller:
Julia M. Rodezno (Juliana Rodezno/Mrs. J. Rodezno), Non-Indian, 1875-1938  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Zacualpa; Zacualpa Municipality; Quiché Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
Date created:
AD 950–1550 (Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Julia M. Rodezno (1875-1938, a member of a Guatemalan railroad-building family in partnership with the United Fruit company, which was owned by MAI trustee Minor C. Keith, 1848-1929); purchased by MAI from Julia Rodezno in 1923.
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Catalog Number:
12/3611
Barcode:
123611.000
See related items:
Maya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6f79243-0201-4910-9c9f-153cc9b0b925
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132977