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Ancient Americas at LACMA

Artist
Adam Sellen
Object Collection
Zapotec Effigy Vessels
Object Number
MACP B-0342
Rights and Image Use

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Site Found
Zautla, Etla (Peñafiel 1893: 13); Nazareno (Caso y Bernal 1952: 109) Oaxaca.
Date Range
Peche 500 - 600 d.C.
Subject Dimensions
21.5 cm.
Subject Institution/ Collection
Museo de Arqueología Carlos Pellicer, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
Provenance
Fernando Sologuren
Description

Gris con vestigios de pigmento rojo.

Notes or Gallery Text

Efigie de una bolsa de incienso amarada con nudo corredizo. Hay una pieza idéntica en el Museo Nacional de Antropología (cf. MNA 6-6100), pero con algunos detalles menos completos, por lo tanto se conoce dos objetos en la serie. La procedencia exacta está en duda ya que hay dos versiones encontradas. Compárase con MFR 2540 y MFR 8898.

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