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02 Object Information

Description

Globular-bodied vessel with curved-converging walls and a convex base, supported by four solid cylindrical legs.

It features a short neck with a horizontal groove that separates it from the body. Two small lateral handles are attached to the upper rim, positioned opposite each other. The body also displays four vertical grooves that accentuate its volume. A linear incision is visible on the inner edge, possibly serving a functional or decorative purpose.

The surface is decorated with undulating red bands over an orange background, applied using the negative decoration or lost-wax technique, indicating the potter’s advanced technical and aesthetic skills.

This type of vessel was likely used for storage and serving. Its tetrapod shape provides stability on uneven surfaces, suggesting everyday use in domestic contexts.

*Late preclassic (ca. 400 BC-250 AD)

*Donation by Dr. Francis Robicsek in 2005

Period

PRECLASSIC (2500 BC-150/200 AD) Late Preclassic (400 BC-150/200 AD).

Provenance

Pacific Coast of Guatemala

Medium / Material

Clay

Technique

Modeled, Perforation, Slip

Dimensions

Height: 11 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Diameter: 12.1 cm

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