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Ancient Americas at LACMA

Artist
Adam Sellen
Object Collection
Zapotec Effigy Vessels
Object Number
SMI 115149
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Site Found
Zaachila, Oaxaca
Date Range
Xoo 600 - 800 d.C.
Subject Dimensions
29 x 24.5 cm.
Subject Institution/ Collection
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos
Provenance
Manuel Ortega Reyes; Louis H. Ayme. #386, Adquirida por el museo el 29 de julio de 1885.
Description

Barro gris claro.

Notes or Gallery Text

Representación de un perro o quizás un jaguar viejo. El personaje sostiene en las manos una bolsa de incienso.

Subject Bibliography

Von Müller 1864: 82, fig. II; Boos 1966: 483, fig. 457 (Boos identifica la pieza con un número de catálogo incorrecto i.e. 115148).

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