Polychrome Vase (black, red, and white on an orange slip) decorated with a scene set against a black background depicting two figures wearing elaborate feathered headdresses and warrior-like attire, including feather-adorned loincloths, wristbands, and painted bodies. The composition is complemented by secondary texts arranged horizontally and vertically.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0439
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 288

Vase with Warrior Figures

Anthropomorphic mold for the production of figurines, in the shape of a noble male figure seated with legs crossed and hands resting on his lap. He wears a band or diadem composed of square plaques, surmounted by a tall feathered headdress; a necklace of spherical beads; round earspools; and wristbands. On either side of the diadem, a bivalve shell and a rosette with feathers or a flower can be discerned as ornaments. He is dressed in what appears to be a hip cloth.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.1046
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 224

Mold

Anthropomorphic mold for the manufacture of clay figurines, with the image of a woman sitting on her heels and knees. She wears a dress or huipil with long sleeves and a wide collar, which leaves part of the shoulders exposed. A spectacular detail is her hairstyle with a line in the middle and her hair braided on top the head with ribbons, tassels, and pompons. One hand holds her stomach and the other rests on her lap holding a round fan with a decorated edge, probably with feathers. A necklace with three spherical beads and three-strand wristbands, with square beads, complete her outfit. Surroundings of Cobán, Alta Verapaz
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 16.2.5.0256
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 215

Mold with the image of a Woman

Polychrome vase decorated with a scene depicting seven richly attired figures and a glyphic text below the rim, with the glyphs painted in pink. Among the figures, the use of elaborate skirts stands out, some featuring plaques and fringes in a variety of designs and colors. All figures wear headdresses, jewelry, belts, wristbands, anklets, and earflares. Vertical secondary texts are also present.  NAA paste analysis identifies the vessel as originating from Motul de San José, Petén

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0637

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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 385

Vase

Codex style vase with an underworld scene. One side has a jaguar standing, surrounded by star symbols, with its jaws open, its tongue sticking out and wearing a sacrificial or wahy [way or waay] scarf. On the other side, the torso of a character with a black headdress decorated with the upper jaw of a long-lipped monster and long feathers inside of, what appears to be, a structure made of bones. The character is surrounded by nucleated eyes and has round earflares, a necklace of made of eyeballs, a square breastplate, and wristbands made of beads. The right arm is bent over the chest and the left holds a triadic plate with a femur, a severed hand and a nucleated eye. 

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.159.0011
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 353

Codex-style Vase w/ Jaguar & Stars

Anthropomorphic whistle in the form of a standing woman holding a bowl in her right hand and a fan in her left hand. She has hair parted in two and braided with ribbons, a banded necklace with three spherical beads, circular earflares, and wristbands. Scarring on the forehead is notable.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0797
 
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3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Whistle Figurine

Polyglobular flute with three resonance chambers, representing a standing male figure, richly attired and appearing to be an elderly individual. The ocarina features a blowing mouthpiece at the top of the head and three tone holes. The figure wears a tall headdress with round appliqués, a banded necklace, tubular earspools, wristbands, and a textile belt knotted at the front. It is a direct-blown instrument.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.159.0097
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 439

Anthropomorphic Polyglobular Flute

Ceramic whistle in the form of a male figure seated with legs crossed in front and hands resting on the knees. The figure displays well-preserved polychromy: the skin is painted in reddish tones, while the jewelry elements show traces of blue pigment. The character wears a decorated-edge loincloth or skirt, wristbands and anklets, as well as a necklace made of small bells. He also wears a headdress made of knotted cloth. The face features scarification designs on the cheeks and around the mouth, which could be mistaken for a beard. This facial decoration may be linked to identity, status, or ritual symbolism.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1411
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 370

Seated man with facial decoration

Tiquisate vase, modeled and decorated in relief, light brown in color. The main decorative panel depicts two standing figures shown in left profile, positioned on diametrically opposite sides of the vessel. Both figures present flexed, raised arms and are surrounded by images of serpents with bifurcated tongues. They wear cloth headdresses, necklaces and wristbands composed of circular beads, as well as loincloths and cloth belts tied at the front. NAA of the ceramic paste indicates the Pacific Coast of Guatemala as the place of origin or manufacture.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1021
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 341

Tiquisate Vase

Polyglobular flute with six resonating chambers and four finger holes (two on the front and two on the back). The instrument is termed polyglobular due to the presence of multiple globular chambers forming the body of the flute. The piece is decorated with the modeled head and torso of a male figure wearing a cloth headdress, ear ornaments, a necklace, and wristbands. His arms are flexed, with the hands resting at the waist.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.144.0107
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 384

Poliglobular Flute

Modeled ocarina with two resonance chambers, depicting a man disguised as a reptile (lizard or iguana). He wears a reptilian mask with open jaws displaying teeth, oval eyes with pronounced brows, and a sagittal crest. His attire includes wristbands and a loincloth. The instrument features a direct-blown mouthpiece.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1030
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 394

Man with reptile or iguana disguise

Polychrome Ulúa-style vessel, decorated with a supernatural scene featuring two seated anthropomorphic figures with red-painted bodies and tall headdresses. One figure shows exposed teeth and tongue, while the other wears a zoomorphic mask and appears to write on a block of paper covered in jaguar-skin (possibly a codex). Both wear circular earspools, wristbands, a skirt with red and black belt, and hold an object over a rectangle featuring feathers and a mat-pattern design.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.159.0054
 
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 341

Vase Featuring Supernatural Scene

Anthropomorphic whistle in the form of a seated woman with her legs flexed forward. She wears a dress with a wide neckline that leaves the shoulders exposed and short sleeves. Her hair is tied up with a textile bow, and the bangs are cut in a stepped style characteristic of the Usumacinta River region. She wears a necklace, earspools, and wristbands, and in her right hand holds what may be a petate (woven mat), a rolled piece of cloth, or a bundle of small sticks. The whistle mouthpiece is located at the front, between the legs. Traces of white and blue pigment remain. The figurine was produced using a mold with hand-modeled details.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0055
 
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3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Whistle figurine

Ceramic whistle in the form of a male figure seated with legs crossed in front and hands resting on the knees. The figure displays well-preserved polychromy: the skin is painted in reddish tones, while the jewelry elements show traces of blue pigment. The character wears a decorated-edge loincloth or skirt, wristbands and anklets, as well as a necklace made of small bells. He also wears a headdress made of knotted cloth. The face features scarification designs on the cheeks and around the mouth, which could be mistaken for a beard. This facial decoration may be linked to identity, status, or ritual symbolism.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1411
 
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3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Ocarina modeled in the shape of a ring with a direct-blowing mouthpiece at the top and two tone holes. The ocarina is decorated with a medial molding around the rim and the torso of a figure, possibly the Maize God, modeled and attached over the center hole. The deity has an elongated head and arms flexed across its chest. It wears a three-banded headdress with feathers, round ear ornaments, a necklace of spherical beads, and wristbands. The tips of the feathers and the jewelry still retain the blue paint.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.0963
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3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 382

Ring-shaped Ocarina

"Figurine representing a seated woman with her legs crossed in front, in a clear attitude of thinking or with a gesture of melancholy. Her head rests on her right palm, with her arm and elbow resting on her thigh. For this reason she is affectionately nicknamed ""The Thinker."" She wears an off-the-shoulder dress with the bottom edge cut into triangles, a round earflare (the right one), and wide wristbands. The hair is combed with fringes cut in a staggered manner, characteristic of the Classic period in the Usumacinta and Río La Pasión region.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.0948
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Figurine of woman in meditation pose

Anthropomorphic clay figurine representing a standing man with arms crossed in front and the right hand raised. The figure wears a cord-style necklace and wristbands painted with Maya blue pigment, a color associated with the sacred and the celestial in the Mesoamerican worldview. He also wears disc-shaped elements on the necklace, circular earspools, a loincloth, and what appears to be a cap with several perforations on the head, possibly intended for the insertion of decorative elements such as feathers, beads, or organic materials. The arrangement of adornments and the posture suggest a figure of high rank or ceremonial function. This piece forms a pair with the female figurine No. 16.2.5.97, suggesting a shared narrative or contextual relationship.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 16.2.5.0081
 
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3D model made using Artec Space Spider

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