Incense Cup

97-83-209

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

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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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