Vessel in the Shape of a Skull

1200–1521

Ceramic with pigment

10.48 x 9.21 x 12.07 cm (4 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.) base diameter: 9.21 cm (3 5/8 in.)

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

2017.14.25

Culture:

Mexico, southern Puebla, Coatlalpanec culture

Period:

Late Postclassic Period

Classification:

Containers - Ceramic

Status:

On view

Provenance:

Acquired from David Bramhall, New York, 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.