Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide which is full of clues

which is full of clues as to her creation

It is carved on both sides with a vase or urn at center

attached with old iron nails

I keep an eye out but this is actually this first carved stone book I've found

Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide which is full of cluesI found a note inside of this vessel which identifies is Mayan pre Columbian from Belize and I know it came from the estate of a pre Columbian pottery collector. Of course I love it for the head of the bird pointing out from the lip, and the way the lip is shaped to evince the bird's whole body. From what I understand, the blackened surface would have been achieved through the application of a mineral rich slip, with the monochrome finish designating