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Pre-Hispanic Collection

Vase with the effigy of God GIII

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0292
Category Pots and Containers

01 Photograph Gallery

Photo credits: FLAAR

02 Object Information

Description
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Ceramic vase with relief decoration, featuring a whitish surface carved with the face of the GIII God, rendered using appliqué, grooving, and carving techniques.

The face displays decorated eyes and eyebrows, ears with circular earflares, and a prominent nose with a transverse perforation.

Period
CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.)
Provenance
Maya Lowlands
Medium / Material
Clay
Technique
Appliqué / application, Carved, Grooving, Incised, Modeled, Perforation, Worked
Dimensions

Height: 12.5 cm
Diameter: 11 cm
Maximum width: 14.5 cm

03 References and Exhibitions

References to similar objects
Exhibitions

“IMAGES OF THE MAYAN GODS IN THE 16TH CENTURY: The Encounter of Two Worlds.” Spanish Cooperation Training Center, Antigua Guatemala (July 16, 2019 – March 1, 2020)

Publications