Vessel in the form of an old man's head
Vessel in the form of an old man's head

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Art of the Ancient Americas

Vessel in the form of an old man's head,

550 BCE–100 CE

Zapotec
Late Formative Period (Danibaan or Pe phase)
2012-53

Information

Title
Vessel in the form of an old man's head
Dates

550 BCE–100 CE

Medium
Burnished grayware ceramic
Dimensions
9.9 × 15.2 × 17.1 cm (3 7/8 × 6 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Object Number
2012-53
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

Culture
Zapotec
Period
Late Preclassic
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics, gray ware (visual works)
Materials
ceramic
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
men, elderly, heads, figures (representations)

Jay C. Leff, Uniontown, PA, 1966-1983; [Sotheby's New York Sale, in October 1975, lot 402, passed]; [Sotheby's New York Sale, in May 1983, lot 121]; Alphonse Jax, NY, May 1983-2012; purchased by Princeton University Art Museum, 2012.

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