Tikal Burial 196 Tomb of the Jade Jaguar - Maya Archaeology

meaningless decorations, or they may represent kernels of
corn (Photo 81).
Large Cooking Pot Plan #1 117A-48 Fig. 79
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The first pottery offering to see the light of day after
a 1200 year hibernation was a large buff-ware cooking pot.
This vessel was one of three pots found on the bench and was
found near the south wall of the tomb in the east sector. The
inside of this container was coated with black soot, and in
its bottom was a 2 cm. deep layer of compact, black carbonized
material. The vessel looked as though it had been used
for a long time.
The vessel’s neck is wide and almost straight. The base
is dimpled. The slipped and polished upper body has sections
of check design in red on the buff paste. The pot is 24.6 cm.
high; its greatest diameter is ca. 29.5 cm., and its rim diameter
is ca. 20 cm. The red of the pattern is 7.5R-3/6 on
the Munsell scale.
Large Tripod Plate with Dress-shirt Design Plan #3 117A-37
Figs. 37a, 38 Photos 42, See also p.129
This large, side-flaring tripod plate was centrally located,
west of the head of the deceased. In Bu. 116, Temple
I, there was a similar type of vessel located in a similar
position (Photo 43 and p. ). Besides the biconically
drilled “kill hole” in almost the exact center of the