Zoomorphic Vessel with Bridged-spout
Artist
Zapotec artist(s)
CultureZapotec
OriginMonte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico
PeriodFormative Period, Monte Alban II (2000 BCE-300 CE)
Date100 BCE - 1 CE
MediumGrey Earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 19.1 cm (7 x 7 1/2 in.)
DescriptionZapotec vessel with bridge-spout, Monte Alban II, Formative period, with double ridge on the shoulder. The cylindrical opening moulded with the head of the Opossum God. The long spout with twisted rope work ornamentation, wide nostrils, projecting forehead crest and ears, both with deep incising, and with a tall narrow spout at the back.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.90
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
MesoamericaCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Zapotec artist(s)
500-700 CE
Object number: G83.1.89
Artist / Maker: Wari artist(s)
800-1000
Object number: G83.1.320
Artist / Maker: Cupisnique artist(s)
1250 BCE - 1 CE
Object number: G83.1.153
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-500
Object number: G83.1.160
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
200-400
Object number: G83.1.188
Artist / Maker: Nasca artist(s)
100-300
Object number: G83.1.185