Urn of a Seated Figure Wearing a Buccal Mask

A.D. 250–900

Grey slipped ceramic

19.69 x 15.93 x 9.91 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.)

Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil 1974

2017.14.9

Culture:

Mexico, Zapotec

Period:

Early Classic to Late Classic Period

Classification:

Sculpture

Status:

Not on view

Provenance:

Acquired from a European Private Collector in the early 1980s.

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.