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Object Number
979-14-20/25543
Display Title
Small Zapotec effigy urn, Monte Alban II-III
Descriptions
Object Description
Small Zapotec effigy urn, Monte Alban II-III. Right leg, right hand arm, and side of headdress reglued. Left leg missing as is the left side of the headdress. Tannish grey clay with much cinnebar on the front of the figure.
Inventory Description
Ceramic vase, human figure, seated, applied and incised design, red, black and
Classification
- Vase
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Zapotec
- Monte Albán III
- Monte Albán II
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
979-14-20/25543 / Flh Oaxaca priest Mnte Alban, II-III Komor, rxc 9-60 red / Mat
Provenance
Collector
Frances L. Hofer
(1979)
Donor
Frances L. Hofer
(1979)
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