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Kerr Number:  531
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  3
Height:  14 cm
Diameter:  13 cm
Circumference:  35 cm
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Owner:  Los Angeles County Museum, ex Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY
School:  Met
Publications:  Coe 78 The Lords of the Underworld, Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 33.
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Comments:  Jaguar, Och Chan, Toad named as ways. A Primary Standard Sequence is inserted. See Grube, Nikolai and Werner Nahm. 1994 A Census of Xibalba: A complete Inventory of WAY Characters on Maya Ceramics. The Maya Vase Book Volume 4. pps. 686-715. Kerr Associates, NY  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Conch Shell, Fish, God K, Kawil, Inscription - Other Text, Jaguar, Water Lily Jaguar, Toad, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Primary Standard Sequence

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Added 1998-04-16

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Kerr Number:  556
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  0
Height:  13.8 cm
Diameter:  11.7 cm
Circumference:  36.7 cm
MS Number:  0
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Publications:  Coe 78 The Lords of the Underworld, MDB Vessel 34.
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Comments:  God A as god of hunting emerges from the serpent's mouth. Toad is eroded  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Conch Shell, God A, Generally Skeletal, Inscription - Other Text, Sombrero - Hunter's Hat, Toad, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-06-04

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Kerr Number:  1081
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  5
Height:  14.5 cm
Diameter:  12 cm
Circumference:  34 cm
MS Number:  0
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Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 11.
Calender Round:  12 Muluc 14 Zac
Site:  Lady, Old god with scribe head bundle, God K, Two bundled figures (G1, Pax)
Comments:  Snake  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Ah K'hun, Orator, Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Bundle, Tribute, Cache, God N, God K, Kawil, Snakelady Entwined With Och Chan, Upended Frog, Birth Glyph T740

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Added 1998-06-17

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Kerr Number:  1181
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  3
Height:  11 cm
Diameter:  12 cm
Circumference:  31 cm
MS Number:  1843
Owner:  Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA 1988.1186
School:  Met
Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 47.
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Comments:  Dog, toad, monkey. The monkey holds a turtle shell musical instrument and the beater in the other hand. From this vase D. Stuart read the word MASH meaning monkey, See Grube, Nikolai and Werner Nahm. 1994 A Census of Xibalba: A Complete Inventory of WAY Characters on Maya Ceramics. The Maya Vase Book Volume 4. pps. 686-715. Kerr Associates, NY  
Iconographic Elements:  Bundle, Tribute, Cache, Dog, Canine, Emblem Glyph, Fish, Inscription - Other Text, Monkey, Toad, Way, Alter Ego, Nagual, Primary Standard Sequence, Drum

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Added 1998-03-01

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Kerr Number:  1184
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  3
Height:  22.7 cm
Diameter:  13.7 cm
Circumference:  43.2 cm
MS Number:  1124
Owner:  Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA 1988.1184
School:  
Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Fig 20a
Calender Round:  1 Ix 2 Muan
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Comments:  Resurrection of infant in the otherworld. The calendar round could denote the years AD756 or AD808  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Female, Blood, Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Bundle, Tribute, Cache, Inscription - Other Text, Ruler, King, Cacique, Governor, Potentate, Sacrifice, Upended Frog, Birth Glyph T740, Vision Serpent, Throne

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Added 1998-03-01

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Kerr Number:  1198
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  3
Height:  16.2 cm
Diameter:  14.8 cm
Circumference:  42.8 cm
MS Number:  0
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Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 9.
Calender Round:  7 Muluc 14 Zac
Site:  Lady, Old God, God K
Comments:  Snake  
Iconographic Elements:  Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Curtains, In Palace Scenes, God C, K'ul, God K, Kawil, Inscription - Other Text, Snakelady Entwined With Och Chan, Upended Frog, Birth Glyph T740, Vision Serpent

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Added 1998-03-01

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Kerr Number:  1231
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  2
Height:  11 cm
Diameter:  17.4 cm
Circumference:  50 cm
MS Number:  0
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Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 44.
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Comments:  Dog and Toad  
Iconographic Elements:  Dog, Canine, Fish, Inscription - Other Text, Toad, Way, Alter Ego, Nagual

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Added 1998-03-06

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Kerr Number:  1254
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  8
Height:  15 cm
Diameter:  17.5 cm
Circumference:  59 cm
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Publications:  Coe 82
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Comments:  Tikal style bowl with Popol Vuh Scene  CLICK for the shape of the bowl
Iconographic Elements:  Female, Bats, Birds, Deer, God3, Baby Jaguar, Insect, Inscription - Other Text, Sombrero - Hunter's Hat, Toad, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Yokes, Ballgame Gear, Primary Standard Sequence, Throne, Armadillo

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Added 1998-03-06

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Kerr Number:  1300
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  3
Height:  14 cm
Diameter:  12 cm
Circumference:  35.3 cm
MS Number:  0039
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School:  Fantastic
Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 43.
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Comments:  The deer and toad by the 'Fantastic' painter. See Reents-Budet et al at http://www.mayavase.com/codex.pdf  
Iconographic Elements:  Deer, Inscription - Other Text, Toad

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-01-19

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Kerr Number:  1386
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  31
Height:  18 cm
Diameter:  17 cm
Circumference:  57.5 cm
MS Number:  0
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Publications:  Grolier 37, Maya Book of the Dead Fig 30a.
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Comments:  Vase of 31 Gods  
Iconographic Elements:  Bats, Birds, Noh Kaan, Och Chan, Bundle, Tribute, Cache, Conch Shell, Dog, Canine, Insect, Peccary, Rabbit, Rodents, Rats, Paca, Etc., Scribes, Artists, Carvers, Toad, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Yokes, Ballgame Gear, Ink Or Paint Container, Sabak Kuch

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-03-08

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