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Kerr Number:  511
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  9
Height:  22 cm
Diameter:  16.3 cm
Circumference:  47 cm
MS Number:  1404
Owner:  Princeton Art Museum Princeton NJ PUAM# y1975-17
School:  Princeton
Publications:  The Maya Scribe, His Art and World,The Lords of the Underworld;Painting the Maya Universe,p.39; Maya Book of the Dead
Calender Round:  8 Caban 5 Ceh
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Comments:  The Princeton Vase. The court of the other world with God L and the Twins as magicians, Supernatural Palace  CLICK for the shape of the vessel and God L's WAY
Iconographic Elements:  Ah K'hun, orator, Female, Axe, Codex - book, Curtains, in palace scenes, God L, Inscription - other text, Jaguar, Water lily Jaguar, Mirror, Prisoners or captives, Rabbit, Sacrifice, Scribes, artists, carvers, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Primary Standard Sequence, Ink or paint container, Sabak Kuch, Throne

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 2000-02-28

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Kerr Number:  512
Vase Type:  Codex Style
Figure Count:  5
Height:  12.5 cm
Diameter:  12.5 cm
Circumference:  35 cm
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Owner:  Princeton Art Museum Princeton NJ PUAM# y1975-32
School:  Princeton
Publications:  Grolier 43, The Lords of the Underworld, Maya Book of the Dead Vessel 70.
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Comments:  A ruler and consort meet with Hun Nal Ye (Hun Hun Ahaj) and his sons. Stuart suggests that the ruler's hand offers Chulel. Palace  
Iconographic Elements:  Female, Bundle, tribute, cache, Inscription - other text, Litter, palanquin, hammock, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Maize God, Hun Hunahpu, Hun Nal Ye, Throne

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-02-17

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Kerr Number:  533
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  4
Height:  19 cm
Diameter:  14.3 cm
Circumference:  0
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Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUAM # y1988-22
School:  Pink glyph
Publications:  Coe 78 The Lords of the Underworld
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Site:  IK
Comments:  The Fat Cacique dances in Jaguar deer costume  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Xray, cutaway costumes and masks

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-02-17

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Kerr Number:  623
Vase Type:  Incised
Figure Count:  0
Height:  17 cm
Diameter:  15.5 cm
Circumference:  48.5 cm
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Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ- 1986.103
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Publications:  The Maya Vase Book, Volume 1 P. 25
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Comments:  The water lily monster at the bottom of a pond. Fronds of grass grow from his head to the surface of the pond. The J scroll design has been fired into the clay.  
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text, Waterlily Monster, Primary Standard Sequence

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-05-04

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Kerr Number:  634
Vase Type:  Carved
Figure Count:  2
Height:  12 cm
Diameter:  13 cm
Circumference:  36.5 cm
MS Number:  0
Owner:  Princeton Art Museum Princeton NJ
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Comments:  A vase carved to resemble a woven basket. The motif is the Maize God being reborn from a split in the earth. The ajaw glyph substitutes for the turtle carapace or ballcourt. Compare with K5226 and K5761.  
Iconographic Elements:  Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué

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Added 1998-05-05

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Kerr Number:  767
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  12
Height:  28.3 cm
Diameter:  13.8 cm
Circumference:  0
MS Number:  1406
Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUAM# y1986-91
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Publications:  Robicsek, The Maya Book of the Dead; Reents, Painting the Maya Universe,p.262
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Comments:  Aftermath of war scene. Palace scene with warriors and prisoners and palanquin  CLICK for the shape of the vessel and hi-res images of the text
Iconographic Elements:  Bundle, tribute, cache, Cloth, Curtains, in palace scenes, Dwarf, Inscription - other text, Litter, palanquin, hammock, Prisoners or captives, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Sacrifice, Shield, pakal, spears, Sombrero - hunter's hat, Trophy head, Yokes, ballgame gear, Throne, Codex - book

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-01-19

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Kerr Number:  791
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  9
Height:  20 cm
Diameter:  16 cm
Circumference:  50 cm
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Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUAM# y1993-17
School:  Altar
Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Fig 22a.
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Site:  IK
Comments:  My Interpretation: The Hero Twins as ways performing in different guises along with Water lily jaguar, God A and eagle. Date painted is 9.16.3.13.14. 4Ix 12 Kumk'u or Jan, 18, 755  CLICK for the shape of the vessel.
Iconographic Elements:  Birds, Blood, Conch shell, Dog, canine, Emblem glyph, God A, generally skeletal, Hand stone, tri-lobe, Inscription - other text, Jaguar, Water lily Jaguar, Musicians, Penis perforator, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Vision Serpent, Way, alter ego, nagual, Primary Standard Sequence, Snake

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-06-09

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Kerr Number:  792
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  2
Height:  8.1 cm
Diameter:  18 cm
Circumference:  49 cm
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Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUMA# y1993-18
School:  Altar
Publications:  Maya Book of the Dead Fig 22b.
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Comments:  See K791  
Iconographic Elements:  Blood, Deer, Inscription - other text, Jaguar, Water lily Jaguar, Paddlers to the otherworld, Xibalba, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Yokes, ballgame gear

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-01-19

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Kerr Number:  793
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  6
Height:  8.1 cm
Diameter:  18 cm
Circumference:  49 cm
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Owner:  The Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUMA# y1993-19
School:  Altar
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Comments:  See K791 Read The First-Person Singular Independent Pronoun in Classic Ch’olan by Kerry Hull, Michael Carrasco and Robert Wald at http://www.mayavase.com/First-Person.pdf  
Iconographic Elements:  Ah K'hun, orator, Inscription - other text, Penis perforator, Scribes, artists, carvers, Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué, Way, alter ego, nagual, Yokes, ballgame gear, Snake

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1999-06-25

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Kerr Number:  796
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  5
Height:  17 cm
Diameter:  10 cm
Circumference:  30.8 cm
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Owner:  The Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ PUAM# 1999-206
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Comments:  Mythological palace scene with Moon Goddess, rabbit and bird dancers See also K795, K4627, K5199  
Iconographic Elements:  Female, Bundle, tribute, cache, God D, Itzamnah, Moon Goddess, Rabbit, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Primary Standard Sequence, Throne

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 1998-06-09

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