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HOLLOW-TRIPOD BOWL WITH FINIAL ON COVER: DEITY WITH MOVEABLE HEAD, RIDING ALLIGATOR
Guatemalan Lowlands
Early Classic Maya
A.D. 200-500
Red and black on orange ceramic
Ht. 26 cm; Rim Diam. 18 cm
Kislak PC 0066
VASE WITH RESIST-PAINTED ABSTRACT PATTERNS
Guatemalan Lowlands
Middle Classic Maya
A.D. 500-700
Black on orange ceramic
Ht. 15.8 cm
Kislak PC 0024
PINCHED GOURD VESSEL WITH TWO COLUMNS OF GLYPHS
Guatemalan Lowlands
Early Classic Maya
A.D. 200-600
Painted orange ceramic
Ht. 21.5 cm
Kislak PC 0183
THREE CODEX-STYLE SMALL "POISON BOTTLE" FLASKS
Guatemalan Lowlands
Late Classic Maya
A.D. 600-900
Polychromed Ceramic
Average ht. 7.8 cm
Kislak PC 0250, 0252, 0254
MINIATURE COMAL WITH THREE SPERICAL SUPPORTS AND PAINTED GLYPHS
Guatemalan Lowlands
Early Classic Maya
A.D. 200-600
Incised and red-painted marble
Diam. 14 cm.; supports diam. 4.5 cm
Kislak PC 0005
LARGE SHELL PECTORAL WITH NARRATIVE SCENE
Mexico
Terminal Classic "Maya-Toltec" style
A.D. 900-1200
Incised conch shell
Ht. 19 cm
Kislak PC 0201
CARVED BOWL WITH SERPENTS AND MONKEY
Guatemalan Lowlands
Early Classic Maya
A.D. 200-500
Black-brown ceramic with red cinnabar
Ht. 12.7 cm. (5"); Diam. 17.2 cm. (6 ¾")
Kislak PC 0407
HOLLOW FIGURINE OF A WARRIOR
Honduras; Playa de los Muertos
Late Classic Maya
A.D. 700-900
Mold made ceramic
Ht. 18 cm. (7")
93.5.0.6
THREE MINIATURE EFFIGY FLASKS
Guatemalan Lowlands
Late Classic Maya
A.D. 600-900
Painted and modeled ceramics
Hts. 5, 6.5, & 6.8 cm. (2", 2 1/2", & 2 5/8")
Kislak PC 0289, 0290, 0297
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Author information: Justin Kerr, Lee Parsons

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