Anthropomorphic urn ('Goddess 8Z' type)
Anthropomorphic urn ('Goddess 8Z' type)

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Anthropomorphic urn ('Goddess 8Z' type),

200 BCE–250 CE

Beni Zaa
Late Formative Period (Monte Albán phase II)
L.2000.16

Information

Title
Anthropomorphic urn ('Goddess 8Z' type)
Dates

200 BCE–250 CE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 12.8 cm., w. 7.5 cm., d. 6.6 cm. (5 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Promised bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
L.2000.16
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Late Preclassic, Monte Albán
Type
ceramics, urns, funerary objects
Materials
ceramic
Subject
women, anthropomorphic, goddesses, mythology

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