Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse

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Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse,

650–850

Maya
Late Classic Period
y1989-10

Information

Title
Rattle in the form of a bloated hanging corpse
Dates

650–850

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 16.2 cm., w. 4.6 cm., d. 3.4 cm. (6 3/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, bequest of Helen Hamilton Maier and Henry William Maier, Class of 1924, by exchange
Object Number
y1989-10
Place Made

North America, Guatemala or Mexico, Petén, Maya area

Reference Numbers
K2154
Culture
Late Classic, Maya
Period
Late Classic
Type
ceramics, rattles
Materials
ceramic
Subject
wars, deaths, prisoner, torturing, nude, man, figures (representations)

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