Accession No
1988.205
Description
Large, shallow, earthenware comal or dish. The underside is coated in sand or grit; rim slightly rolled towards the interior of the dish which is burnished in long lines. Previously broken in half but now repaired. Fire-blackened in places.
Place
Americas; Central America; Central Americas; Guatemala; Alto Verapaz; Coban
Period
Source
Hammond, Norman [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.205
Cultural Affliation
Maya
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Comal
Measurements
483mm x 483mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Comal or earthenware dish for toasting corn tortillos.
Event Date 1988
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Norman Hammond in January 1988.
Event Date 01/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large earthenware dish. Was cracked in middle but has been conserved.
Event Date 28/04/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Crack extends across diameter of bowl. Fire/blackening marks on dish.
Event Date 2000
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Large, shallow, earthenware comal or dish. The underside is coated in sand or grit; rim slightly rolled towards the interior of the dish which is burnished in long lines. Previously broken in half but now repaired. Fire-blackened in places.
Event Date 27/7/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:80057
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