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Ancient Americas at LACMA

Artist
Adam Sellen
Object Collection
Zapotec Effigy Vessels
Object Number
SMI 215065
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Site Found
Zaachila, Oaxaca (procedencia basada en una semejanza con la pieza MNA 6-836).
Date Range
MA IIIB (Boos 1964: 38); Peche 500 - 600 d.C.
Subject Dimensions
42 x 26 cm.
Subject Institution/ Collection
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos
Provenance
E.O. Matthews. Adquirida por el museo el 19 de marzo de 1902.
Description

Barro gris con un baño de barro ded otro color. Hay vestigios de pintura roja.

Notes or Gallery Text

Boos es de la opinión que el objeto en la mano derecha simboliza la lluvia y el dibujo sobre el pedestal, el agua (Boos 1964: 38). Véase MNA 6-836 para una pieza idéntica a ésta.

Subject Bibliography

Boos 1964: 38, lám. XXXVI.

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