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Vessel Lid
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Vessel Lid

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (4.8 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of May Cassard
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    Object number98.0050
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    DescriptionPlants of great economic importance were often abstracted into geometric designs on Maya ceramics and especially on daily tools such as spindle whorls. This lovely bowl was made to cover a larger jar, perhaps a storage container of some type. The seven petals of this piece recall the cross section of a ripe cotton boll or squash fruit, both plants that contributed to long distance trade throughout the Maya region.

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