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Object Number
63-24-20/76378.1.13
Display Title
Effigy urn of male personage with the Glyph "C" in his Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Cat. No.32.32.20/59 / Young Masculine Personage Attired as a "Companion" with the Glyph "C" in his Headdress ("Acompanante" con Glifo "C" en el Tocado) / Height: 13 1/2". Color: Dark gray ceramic with light gray wash. For discussion of this category see Caso & Bernal's "Urnas de Oaxaca," 1952, p. 132. This piece collected by Enan F. Beck in 1932. This piece is ascribed to Epoch III-B of Monte Alban. (A.D. 700 - 1050) / 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
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Mexico
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Oaxaca
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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