Effigy Bowl
37-13-165
From: Guatemala | Department of Jutiapa | Asuncion Mita (uncertain) | Chalchuapa (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 37-13-165 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Maya (Central American Culture) |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Jutiapa | Asuncion Mita (uncertain) | Chalchuapa (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 400 BCE-300 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Iconography | Toad |
Description | Tetrapod effigy bowl, large, shallow, buff pottery with light red slip, four large hollow cylindrical legs with toes, large amphibian or reptile head and short tail on body |
Height | 13 cm |
Width | 27 cm |
Credit Line | Central American Expedition, J. Alden Mason, 1937 |
Other Number | 98 - Field No SF |
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