Tripod Bird Bowl, 3rd–4th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H. 9 3/4 x W. 7 3/8in. (24.8 x 18.7cm), Ceramics-Containers, A favored vessel type of the Maya lowlands was one made in the shape of a tropical bird, perhaps a cormorant, in the act of catching a fish in its beak. The bird's forehead is marked with a disk, probably depicting a mirror
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Tripod Bird Bowl, 3rd–4th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, H, 9 3/4 x W, 7 3/8in, 24.8 18.7cm, Ceramics-Containers, favored, vessel, type, Maya lowlands, shape, tropical bird, perhaps, cormorant, act, catching, fish, beak, bird, forehead, marked, disk, depicting, mirror
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