Candelero | Yale University Art Gallery

A.D. 250–650

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 2 1/4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (5.72 × 7.62 × 6.35 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Harvey Geiger, B.A. 1964, M. Arch. 1969, M.C.P. 1969
Accession Number: 2015.24.13
Geography: Guatemala, or Mexico
Culture: Mexico or Guatemala, Teotihuacan Culture
Period: Early Classic Period
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Acquired through inheritance from donor’s mother, who started collecting the objects through gifts and purchases starting in 1935 until 1960s.

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Additional information

Object/Work type

candleholders, utilitarian objects

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