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Ancient Americas at LACMA

Artist
Adam Sellen
Object Collection
Zapotec Effigy Vessels
Object Number
CMA 54.857
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Date Range
Niza 100 a.C. - 200 d.C.
Subject Dimensions
32.3 cm.
Subject Institution/ Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, Estados Unidos.
Provenance
Donada por el fondo Hanna, 1954.
Description

Barro marrón pulido con vestigios de pigmento rojo.

Notes or Gallery Text

Conocido como el “escribe de Cuilapan” porque asemeja un escribano Chino. Hay otra pieza casi idéntica a este en el Museo Regional de Oaxaca, pero es un poco más alto. Véase MCO 1170.

Glyphic Inscription
El glifo 13 agua en el tocado y 13 Q (pedernal) en el pecho.
Subject Bibliography

Milliken 1955: 60; Easby y Scott 1970: fig. 155.

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