Pre-Hispanic Collection
Vessel with handle and insufflation tube
IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0038
Category Pots and Containers
01 Photograph Gallery
Photo credits: Cultural Property Register/ IDAEH
02 Object Information
- Description
Vessel with a lip-to-lip strap handle and a side-mounted insufflation tube (formerly known as a tubular spout).
Red surface with a diverging neck, rounded lip, converging curved wall, and concave base.
Firing marks.
Commentary
Although the Registry of Cultural Assets lists it as originating from the Lowlands, its characteristics suggest it may have come from the Pacific coast of Guatemala.
- Period
- CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)
- Provenance
- Maya Lowlands
- Medium / Material
- Clay
- Technique
- Grooving, Modeled, Painting, Polished, Slip
- Dimensions
Height: 20 cm.
Diameter: 11.5 cm
03 References and Exhibitions
- References to similar objects
- Exhibitions
On loan to the Miraflores Museum (Lot I) (from 2007 to September 26, 2018)
- Publications
“Miraflores Exhibe Colección de Ruta Maya”. Diario Siglo XXI. Miércoles 24 junio. 2009. Página 8.
