Anthropomorphic Effigy Urn
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureZapotec
OriginMonte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico
PeriodClassic Period, Monte Alban III (250/300-850 CE)
Date300-800
MediumEarthenware, red pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 38.5 x 23.5 cm (15 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
DescriptionZapotec bat effigy urn, Monte Alban III, Classic period, of a crouching figure with front paws clenched, head with open mouth and extended tongue, perforated eyes, large ears and forehead crest. It is wearing a twisted rope work necklace with central pendant, and there are traces of pigment remaining.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.91
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100 BCE - 1 CE
Object number: G83.1.90
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-700 CE
Object number: G83.1.89
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
