Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition
Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920)
Expedition leader
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition sponsor
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents during MAI's Marshall Saville Guatemala Expedition (1917-1920), which was led by MAI staff member Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935) and sponsored by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Valley of Guatemala; Guatemala
See related items
Maya (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/8905
Barcode
098905.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, painted
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c683fa7a-1a9b-43ab-a934-0d7378e68596
Record ID
NMAI_106740