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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Monkey Effigy Jar

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 900–1519
    Medium: 

    Tecali stone or alabaster (translucent white stone)

    Accession Number: 
    1958.14.5
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Aztec or Nahua, Veracruz
    Period: 
    Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Stone
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Censer

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    1000–1521
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    1972.91.5
    Culture: 
    Central Mexico, Aztec, Mixtec, or Nahua
    Period: 
    Early Postclassic Period to Late Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Tripod Leg in the Shape of an Eagle’s Head

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 1400–1521
    Medium: 

    Ceramic

    Accession Number: 
    2018.45.130
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Aztec
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center