Incense Cup
97-83-209
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 97-83-209 |
Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 1200–1521 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Terra cotta. Depressed globular body, flaring fluted lip, three twisted flat-lobed feet, perforated. Face of lip painted orange-red, polished. Decorative band on upper body formed of four four-petaled flowers in relief, separated by six large holes ranged in two series. Entire exterior flecked with fine indentations. |
Height | 9.53 cm |
Outside Diameter | 9.53 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-83-209 - Old Museum Number | 4395 - ANSP Number |
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