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Cylinder Vessel for Cacao
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
This vessel would have been used at important events to consume a frothy beverage made from cacao. The central glyph labels the vessel as yu-k’i-bi or "their cup" and stylized cacao beans appear alongside the glyph. A band of decorative pseudo-glyphs repeat along the top. Pseudo-glyphs resemble writing, but to our knowledge, do not communicate coherent words or phrases.
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