Xantil (Deity Censer) Artist: Unknown

1250–1521

Art of the Ancient Americas

On view, 1st floor, Art of the Ancient Americas

Medium

Ceramic with pigment

Dimensions

38.74 × 23.18 × 17.78 cm (15 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 7 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2017.14.35

Geography
Period

Late Postclassic Period

Classification
Disclaimer

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Provenance

Provenance

Acquired from California Private Collector, 1980s
Ex-collection California Private Collector
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).

Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

censers, ceremonial objects, mythology

Subject

hollow

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