Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace
Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace,

ca. 1500 BCE

Xochipala
Early Formative Period
y1989-45.1

Information

Title
Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace
Dates

ca. 1500 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
1.9 × 1 × 1.5 cm (3/4 × 3/8 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1989-45.1
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero, Central Mexico, Xochipala

Culture
Early Preclassic
Period
Early Preclassic
Type
necklaces, figurines, ceramics, ornament
Materials
ceramic
Subject
rats, figures (representations)

Rutilo Ocampo; Purchased on June 27, 1970, by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1989. [1] According to dated notebook entry.

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