Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type)
Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type)
Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type)
Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type)

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type),

350–650 CE

Zapotec
Early Classic Period (Pitao or Peche phase)
y1968-236

Information

Title
Anthropomorphic urn ('companion' type)
Dates

350–650 CE

Medium
Gray clay, brown on surface, very micaceous
Dimensions
h. 18.2 cm., w. 16.7 cm., d. 15.7 cm. (7 3/16 x 6 9/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Sally Sample Aall
Object Number
y1968-236
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Early Classic
Type
funerary objects, ceramics, urns
Materials
clay
Subject
figures (representations)

By 1966, Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 1968, sold to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] Griffin lent to the Museum in 1966 (L.1966.173).

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