Jul 13, 2011
Jul 13, 2011

Bowl

Bowl

c. 600–1100 (Thermoluminescence date, 995–1395)

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Ceramic, slip

Base: 15.1 x 35 cm (5 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Lid: 29.9 x 38 cm (11 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)

Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1995.72.a

Did you know?

The lid of this bowl features an iguana.

Description

Fine ceramics like this were buried in the graves of the high-status dead, some of them certainly leaders of the several groups that competed in the area.

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