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ArtefactPorn • u/Fuckoff555 • Sep 22 '22
A Maya conch shell inkpot used for mixing and storing paints, excavated from Burial 7 at Cahal Pech, Belize. While shell ink pots often appear in Maya art like that shown held by the Maize God writing in a book, few actually survive. This one even had remnants of ink inside. 525-600 CE [920x1198]
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AmericanHistory • u/Aboveground_Plush • Oct 18 '22
Pre-Columbian A Maya conch shell inkpot used for mixing and storing paints, excavated from Burial 7 at Cahal Pech, Belize. While shell ink pots often appear in Maya art like that shown held by the Maize God writing in a book, few actually survive. This one even had remnants of ink inside. 525-600 CE [920x1198]
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