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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Cylindrical Urn with Flanges
A.D. 600–900
Ceramic with white encrustation
46.99 × 24.77 × 16.51 cm (18 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Gift of Theodore N. Kaplan and Henry Tobin
2015.136.2
Geography:
Guatemala
or geography Mexico
Culture:
Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
Period:
Late Classic Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Purchased from Lands Beyond, NY 2000.
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.
