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Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Carved Vase with Eagle Handles
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Carved Vase with Eagle Handles

Date800-1000
MediumAlabaster | Marble
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (10 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsLatin American
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.518
Terms
  • Eagles
  • White
  • Ulúa Valley
  • Cortes, Honduras
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DescriptionCarved vase with eagle handles. White marble; decorated with Tajin-like scroll design; Maya-like eagle handles. Only one of its kind known with 2 handles extended above body of vase.

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