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Lidded vessel with howler monkey
Not on view
This vessel depicts a howler monkey wearing a beaded collar. The creature’s arms, with long-fingered paws, are incised on either side of the lid; folded legs, marked with signs for "darkness," appear on the vessel walls. The quatrefoil medallion on the front of the vessel—the monkey’s chest—contains an image of the Maize God in an acrobatic posture.
Vasija con tapa con mono aullador
Estructura F8-1, El Zotz, Guatemala
Siglo IV
Cerámica
Esta vasija muestra a un mono aullador con un collar de cuentas. Sus brazos, con manos de largos dedos, están esgrafiados a los lados de la tapa, y sus piernas, dobladas y marcadas con signos de "oscuridad", se distinguen en los costados del recipiente. En el medallón cuadrifolio del frente –en el pecho del animal– se aprecia al dios del maíz en una postura acrobática.
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