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118AMCS Bulletin 12 — Chapter 5Description: see Smith 1971:32Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5Forms Present in Caves: N/AIllustrations: N/AArena Red: ArenaGroup: ArenaEstablished by: Robles Castellanos 1990:148–149Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Tacbi Ha 1Regional Intersite Distribution: El Naranjal (Boucher1997)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:148–149); type at Ek Balam (Beyet al. 1998) and Yaxuna (Suhler et al. 1998:177).Description: see Robles Castellanos 1990:148–149Type Collection Reference: N/AForms Present in Caves: N/AIllustrations: N/ASaxché Orange Polychrome: SaxchéGroup: SaxchéEstablished by: Smith and Gifford 1966:162Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 16Regional Intersite Distribution: Possibly at ElNaranjal (personal observation); Group: VistaAlegre (Romero R. and Gurrola B. 1995)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:160–161); type at Ek Balam (Beyet al. 1998) and Yaxuna (Suhler et al. 1998:177);Altun Ha (Pendergast 1979).Description: see Smith and Gifford 1966:162; see alsoRobles Castellanos 1990:160–161Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-6-3Forms Present in Caves: Tecomate, Cuenco, OllaIllustrations: 5.52, a–d; 5.53; 5.54, a–b; 5.55, a–d;5.56, a–fDiscussion: There are essentially two kinds of SaxchéOrange Polychrome present in the Actun Toh collection.One sherd is characterized by a fine, compact,and consistent paste. Calcite temper is fineand well sorted. Slip is extremely glossy. Bodythickness varied from .22cm–.36cm. Overall, thesherd was characteristic of Petén examples (likethose from Cobá). The remainder of the SaxchéOrange Polychrome sherds are characterized bymoderately compact, semi-fine paste. Temper ismoderately well sorted, consisting of fine to mediumsize white and gray calcite particles. The occasionalcoarse particle is common, measuring upto .48cm in diameter. Paste color is 5YR 6/6. Ofparticular interest is the interior lip treatment onFigure 5.52. a–d. Saxché Orange Polychrome: Saxché.e–f. Sibal Buff Polychrome: Unspecified.Figure 5.53. Saxché Orange Polychrome: Saxché.