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Vessel with scribe
Not on view
This lidded vessel was an offering in the burial of an important lord at Calakmul. It contained the remains of food that was prepared for the deceased in the afterlife. The figure on the lid defies certain identification, but pointed deer ears projecting above the earspools suggest that it is a scribe, or perhaps a monkey deity, the patron god of scribes.
Vasija con escriba
Tumba 1, Estructura III, Calakmul, Campeche, México
Siglo IV al V
Cerámica
Esta vasija se ofrendó en el entierro de un importante señor de Calakmul. Cuando se encontró, en su interior se hallaron restos de comida preparada para los difuntos en el más allá. No se ha podido identificar la figura de la tapa, pero las orejas puntiagudas de venado sobre las orejeras del personaje sugieren que se trata de un escriba o, tal vez, de una deidad mono, dios patrono de los escribas.
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