Bowl, Mythological Scene, 8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, Height 4-1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The enigmatic scene on this cup painted in the 'codex-style' shows a jaguar holding an enema bladder with a syringe wearing what seems to be a bib made of white cotton. The ancient Maya consumed alcoholic beverages through enemas; special bone enema tubes have been found in royal tombs.

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Caption: Bowl, Mythological Scene, 8th century, Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica, Maya, Ceramic, Height 4-1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The enigmatic scene on this cup painted in the 'codex-style' shows a jaguar holding an enema bladder with a syringe wearing what seems to be a bib made of white cotton. The ancient Maya consumed alcoholic beverages through enemas; special bone enema tubes have been found in royal tombs

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Image size: 5200 × 3932 px | 58.5 MB

Print size: 44.0 × 33.3 cm | 2047.2 × 1548.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 10.5 CM • 8TH CENTURY • 8TH • ALCOHOLIC • AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • ANCIENT MAYA • BEVERAGE • BEVERAGES • BIB • BOWL • CERAMIC • CERAMICS • CERAMICS-CONTAINERS • CLAY • CODEX-STYLE • CONSUMED • CULT, MAYA • CUP PAINTED • DRINK • DRINKING • EIGHTH CENTURY • ENEMA BLADDER • ENEMA • ENEMAS • ENIGMATIC • GUATEMALA • HEIGHT 4-1/8 • JAGUAR HOLDING • KERAMEIKOS • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYAS • MESOAMERICA • MESOAMERICAN • MEXICO • MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE • POTTERIES • POTTERY • ROYAL TOMBS • SCENE • SEEMS • SPECIAL BONE • STONEWARE • SYRINGE WEARING • TERRA COTTA • TERRACOTA • TERRACOTTA • TUBES • WHITE COTTON