Small vessel with face

Museum number:
3-27424
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3119
Description:
Incense burner or cactus pot (?); clay; anthropomorphic face (similar to mold-made archaeological types) at one end, notched tail-like projection at opp. end; 1. ca. 11cm. Context of use (incl. role in trade): novelty.
Donor:
Lila Jackson
Collection place:
Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico
Collector:
Lila Jackson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Vessels (containers)
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Small vessel with face, accession number 3-27424, described as Incense burner or cactus pot (?); clay; anthropomorphic face (similar to mold-made archaeological types) at one end, notched tail-like projection at opp. end; 1. ca. 11cm. Context of use (incl. role in trade): novelty.

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