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Shallow tripod bowl with single standing human figure / Mesoamerican; Mayan

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This vessel was constructed as a shallow bowl supported by three legs. The bowl is about 1.5 inches deep, and the exterior of the vessel is smoothed, but not painted.

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Title(s): 
Shallow tripod bowl with single standing human figure
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; Mayan
Date: 
650 - 800 CE
Period: 
Tepeu II
Place: 
Yucatán, Campeche, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, polychrome
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Ceramic Tripod Plate
Accession No: 
54.1710
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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