Tomb relief with white paint
Tomb relief with white paint

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Tomb relief with white paint,

350–650 CE

Zapotec
Early to Middle Classic Period (Pitao or Peche phase)
2016-1078

Information

Title
Tomb relief with white paint
Dates

350–650 CE

Medium
Ceramic with white pigment
Dimensions
h. 14.8 cm., w. 22.4 cm., d. 4.5 cm. (5 13/16 x 8 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1078
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Early Classic, Monte Albán
Type
tombs, ceramics, reliefs
Materials
pigment, ceramic
Subject
faces

November 2, 1967, Mathias Komor sold to Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ, for the Princeton University Art Museum [1].

Notes:
[1] According to the Komor invoice in the curatorial file, this piece was purchased by Gillett G. Griffin “for [the] museum.”

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