Incense Burner

49-15-2

From: Mexico (Central America) | Puebla (Mexican State) | Tecamachalco

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 49-15-2
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; 14 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 coloured clay or clay slip.

Height 20.1 cm
Width 18.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from David W. Amram Jr., 1949

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