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Object Number
63-24-20/76378.1.27
Display Title
The God Cocijo
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Oaxaca, Zapotec. Cat. No. C/10152 / The God Cocijo (Dios Cocijo) / Height: 8". Color: Light gray ceramic, badly eroded. Collected by John McPherson. Acquired by Museum in 1928. Epoch III-B of Monte Alban. (A.D. 700 - 1050) For discussion of this category, see Caso & Bernal's "Urnas de Oaxaca", 1952, 17. This urn and urn Cat. No. C-10153 are companion pieces. There are many instances in which the zapotec sculptor produced several identical urns. There are several instances where as many as four identical urns are buried in the same tomb. / 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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