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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Warrior or vendor
A.D. 600–900
Ceramic with pigment
24.13 × 12.7 × 5.08 cm (9 1/2 × 5 × 2 in.)
Gift of Diana Starr Cooper, M.F.S. 1969, and Peter B. Cooper, B.A. 1960, LL.B. 1964, M.U.S. 1965
2016.9.1
Geography:
Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Probably Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya
Period:
Late Classic Period
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Sotheby's sale: NYC May 19, 1987, lot 376
Collection of Dennis and Ivy Minely
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
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.
