Name: Incense Burner with Lid/ Character in Bird Disguise
IDAEH Cultural Property No: 1.2.1.0320
Category: Incensario
Description:
Period: CLASSIC (150/200 A.D.-900 A.D.) Early Classic (150/200- 650 AD).
Provenance: Pacific Coast of Guatemala
Medium / Material: Clay
Technique: Appliqué / application, Incised, Modeled, Molded, Painting
Location: Bodega
Dimensions:

Total Height (base and lid): 62 cm
Base “a”
Height: 45 cm; Diameter: 28 cm

Lid “b”
Height: 17 cm; Width: 30 cm
Diameter: 26.5 cm

References to similar objects:

Exhibitions:

1. “PRE-COLUMBIAN BIODIVERSITY, THE MYSTERIES OF THE JUNGLE”. Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española, Antigua Guatemala (Ago. 17, 2017- Feb. 25, 2018)

2. Lobby at  Occidente Insurance Company (Febrero a 4 de diciembre 2018)

3. “MASTERWORKS OF THE PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIST”. Centro Cultural Santo Domingo del Cerro, Antigua Guatemala (December 2019 – February 2, 2022)

Publications:

Photograph:
Photo credits: Jorge Pérez de Lara; Sofía Paredes Maury