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Kerr Number:  8737
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  2
Height:  19.8 cm
Diameter:  8.7 cm
Circumference:  28.6 cm
MS Number:  0
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Comments:  The figures wear the double lotus flower in the headdress which may be another icon for scribes or educated individuals.  
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text

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Added 2003-09-06

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Kerr Number:  8738
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  4
Height:  22 cm
Diameter:  10 cm
Circumference:  37.5 cm
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Comments:  Warfare ceremony. Painted musicians play while captive ponders his fate. See K1082 for similar scene  CLICK for shape of the vessel.
Iconographic Elements:  Blood, Conch shell, Inscription - other text, Lord, elite person not a ruler, Prisoners or captives, Sacrifice, Trophy head

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Added 2003-09-06

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Kerr Number:  8739
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  4
Height:  21 cm
Diameter:  12 cm
Circumference:  39 cm
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Comments:  Ruler makes offerings of food to deities  CLICK for shape of vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Offering to humans or gods, Throne

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Added 2003-09-08

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Kerr Number:  8742
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  3
Height:  15.2 cm
Diameter:  14.5 cm
Circumference:  49.3 cm
MS Number:  0
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Comments:  Southern Maya. A version of the Hero Twins  CLICK for the shape of the vessel.
Iconographic Elements:  Twins - Hunahpú & Xbalanqué

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Added 2003-09-08

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Kerr Number:  8745
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  3
Height:  16.2 cm
Diameter:  15 cm
Circumference:  47.7 cm
MS Number:  0
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Comments:  Figures hold enema syringes made of shell  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Enema scene or apparatus, Inscription - other text, Lord, elite person not a ruler

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Added 2003-09-08

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Kerr Number:  8746
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  4
Height:  23 cm
Diameter:  11 cm
Circumference:  38.5 cm
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Comments:  A ruler is gifted with a bundle of cloth, and vases.  
Iconographic Elements:  Cloth, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Primary Standard Sequence, Throne

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Added 2003-09-08

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Kerr Number:  8753
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  0
Height:  23 cm
Diameter:  20 cm
Circumference:  55 cm
MS Number:  0
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Comments:  El Salvador. The artist who painted this vase must have seen classic vessels with true hieroglyphic writing.  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text

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Added 2003-09-23

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Kerr Number:  8763
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  6
Height:  25.5 cm
Diameter:  16.5 cm
Circumference:  56 cm
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Comments:  Old Gods, one with fan, prepare for enema ritual in front of Itzamnah  
Iconographic Elements:  Enema scene or apparatus, Female, God D, Itzamnah, Inscription - other text, Primary Standard Sequence, Throne

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Added 2004-08-13

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Kerr Number:  8764
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  6
Height:  20.1 cm
Diameter:  13 cm
Circumference:  38.5 cm
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Site:  Ik Motul de San Jose
Comments:  A ruler is being offered a vase, but he turns away. A warrior with spear and an Ah k'hun acoompany a ruler.  
Iconographic Elements:  Ah K'hun, orator, Curtains, in palace scenes, Inscription - other text, Lord, elite person not a ruler, Offering to humans or gods, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Shield, pakal, spears, Vases, pots, ollas, plates, vessels

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Added 2004-08-13

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Kerr Number:  8774
Vase Type:  Polychrome
Figure Count:  3
Height:  16.3 cm
Diameter:  11.6 cm
Circumference:  43.5 cm
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Comments:  Hunchbacks seem to have prominent roles in palace scenes. (The figure on the throne has been restored)  CLICK for the shape of the vessel
Iconographic Elements:  Inscription - other text, Ruler, king, cacique, governor, potentate, Throne

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Photograph by Justin Kerr
Added 2004-01-28

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