Tripod Vase
38-14-2
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Chama (Guatemala)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38-14-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maya |
| Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | Chama (Guatemala) |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay |
| Description | Pottery tripod vase or deep bowl. Encrusted but probably originally polished black ware. Vertical sides, flat base with three conico-cylindrical high legs, open at bottom. Lower zone with six protruding hemispherical bulbs, hollow and rattling with horizontal slit. |
| Height | 16 |
| Width | 16 |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of Mrs. Ebenezer Cary, 1938 |
| Other Number | L-45-2 - Old Loan Number |
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