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Urns depicting the god with the buccal mask of a serpent
Urns depicting the god with the buccal mask of a serpent
Object Number 63-24-20/76378.1.8
Display Title Urns depicting the god with the buccal mask of a serpent
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Right Urn Cat. No. 47120, Height: 7 1/4". Color: Light gray ceramic. / Left Urn: Cat. No. C-10156, Height: 6-5/8". Color: Light tan ceramic with light gray wash and vestiges of black, white and red pigment. Pupil of right eye painted in with black paint. Provenience: Nochistlan. Both Urns: The God with the Buccal Mask of a Serpent (Dios con Mascara Bucal de Serpiente) Epoch of transition of Monte Alban. (A.D. 200 - 350) For discussion of this category, see Caso & Bernal's Urnas de Oaxaca, 1952, 145. April 1963 Photo by: Morton Bartlett, 15 Fayette St., Boston 16, Mass.
Department Photographic
Date April 1963
Artist Morton Bartlett
Culture
  • Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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