Pots and Containers

Pre-Hispanic Collection

Box with lid

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0158

Category Pots and Containers

01 Photograph Gallery

Photo credits: FLAAR

02 Object Information

Description

Rectangular vessel with a lid (box). The lid is decorated with a zoomorphic head in relief (feline) whose body is depicted reclining in a seated position. Its features include a crest, feline ears, an open snout, and a band necklace. The rim of the lid has vertical incisions.

The rectangular base does not appear to belong to the lid. It has a rounded lip, rounded edges and corners, straight walls, and a flat base.

* Interestingly, fragments of human bones and teeth are still preserved inside the vessel.

Period

CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)

Provenance

Maya Lowlands

Medium / Material

Clay

Technique

Appliqué / application, Grooving, Incised, Modeled, Punctate

Dimensions

Lid (a)
Height: 14.5 cm
Length: 26 cm
Width: 14 cm

Box (b)
Length: 24.7 cm
Width: 13 cm

03 References and Exhibitions

References to similar objects: Similar objects appear in “El País del Quetzal, Guatemala Maya e Hispana”. 2002. Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior. Madrid, España.
Exhibitions: On loan to the Archaeological Museum of the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua Guatemala (from 2008 to September 2, 2019)
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