MSJ2A-5-6-16

Potsherd: vase with possible throne or palace scene; throne of two steps, with lower one painted with pink slip; above top part of throne, we can see a possible foot with 6 digits, typical of gods, in a sandal. Maya Motul de San Jose collection of whole and partial polychrome vessels of late classic period.

MSJ2A-5-6-16/motul:270 || Vase. Pink slip. Throne scene.

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CATALOG: 10449
INAA: MSJ112
ANALYSIS NUMBER: 1

PERIOD: Late Classic
MATERIAL/DETAIL: polychrome,Vase. Pink slip. Throne scene.
VESSEL ID: —

SUBOPERATION DESCRIPTION: Object,MSJ2A: Large horizontal excavation of palace and of dense midden in Court #4 of Group C Acropolis. This is a sub-royal elite Str. 8L-9. The palace may have been the residence of the royal scribe who painted the Ik Style Polychromes. The midden in units 3,5,40,41,42 included tools and wasters from the pottery production process, as well as hundreds of potsherds and other remains from domestic activity, as well as textile, figurine, and jewelry manufacture.

SITE: MSJ UNIT: 5
OPS: 2 LEVEL: 6
SUBOPS: A LOT: 16
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES: 17.0273314154,-89.8990216669

AUTHOR: Foias, Antonia E.
SLIDE: MSJ_ArtifactSlide_270 (#2151)
COPYRIGHT: Copyright is currently retained by Antonia Foias, Williams College.
REPOSITORY: Anthropology and Sociology, Williams College