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Filename: 
MawM0117-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0117
Title: 
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Subject: 
Pottery--Guatemala
Subject: 
Drinking vessels--Guatemala
Subject: 
Ceramic tableware--Guatemala
Subject: 
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject: 
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Materials: 
Ceramic: buff clay, polychrome slip.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 550 and 850
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Vessel
Dimensions: 
4 1/2 in high x 3 1/2 in diameter
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Guatemala, Central America
Rights: 
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Culture: 
Maya
Period: 
Late Classic