Low-relief Bowl

Heritage description

About the object

Bowl composed of two incised and raised circular fields, each containing an anthropomorphic insect seated on its legs and shown in profile. They wear large headdresses, beaded necklaces, and have prominent chins. They may represent a wahy. The bowl has a discontinuous horizontal band along its rim. There are two bands in total, defined by two incised rectangles, each containing six pseudoglyphs on either side. The bands are interrupted by the circular fields containing the iconography, but remain connected by an upper incised line. The glyphs are confusing: although some can be identified individually, as a whole they cannot be read coherently, suggesting that they may be pseudoglyphs with a strong resemblance to standard Maya writing.