Incense Burner
49-15-3
From: Mexico (Central America) | Puebla (Mexican State) | Tecamachalco
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 49-15-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Puebla (Mexican State) | Tecamachalco |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay |
Description | Tripod: long slender supports; 12 crude human effigies applied around rim of bowl, said by collector to represent souls of the dead; designs in white, blue and black directly on orange colored clay or clay slip. |
Length | 17.9 cm |
Width | 14.9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from David W. Amram Jr., 1949 |
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