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Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Jar

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 x 3 x 2 3/8 in. (4.4 x 7.6 x 6 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of The Institute of Maya Studies
Terms
    Object number80.0038
    DescriptionSmall jars like this one were used to hold pigments for painting Maya ceramics or bark books, or perhaps for cosmetics. This turtle effigy jar has been decorated with a lead-based slip and fired at a very high temperature. This technique travelled from Central Mexico down the Pacific Coast. Many Mesoamerican people believed the world rested on the back of a land turtle.
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