Maya painted bowl, [between 700 and 899].

Format
Visual material
Description
2 items.

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Subject(s)
Compiled/​Created
[between 700 and 899].
Linking notes
Forms part of the Princeton Mesoamerican Collection (C0940).
Summary note
Maya painted pottery was often funerary. These two bowls bear hieroglyphic texts and are thought to be from late classic Maya tombs. Made in Guatemala.
Source acquisition
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin, ca. 1970.
Cite as
Princeton Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 12, Manuscripts Division, Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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