Travertine Vase in the Guatemala National Museum
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Publication Date
1952
Publication Title
American Antiquity
Volume Number
17
Issue Number
3
Abstract
In the superb Dieseldorff collection, located in the Guatemala National Museum is an effigy vase hitherto unpublished which is thought worthy of description and comment. This vase, Museum number 5923, represents,a kneeling monkey; most probably a spider monkey (Fig. 81, a, b). The pear-shaped vase represents the body. The head and arm projects in full relief from the wall of the vessel, while the legs and a part of the tail are in somewhat lower relief. The monkey is clasping his long, curled tail by both hands above his head. Part of the rim, the left arm, and part of the tail are broken off (see Fig. 82, a, b.) Minor details such as fingers, eyes, and mouth were made by incising and grooving. The height of the vase is 14 cm. It is of unknown provenience but is thought to have been found near San Pedro Carcha (Alta Verapaz) by the late E. P. Dieseldorff.
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de Borhegyi, Stephen F., "Travertine Vase in the Guatemala National Museum" (1952). KIP Articles. 7910.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/7910
