Cylindrical Urn with Flanges Artist: Unknown

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A.D. 600–900

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Ceramic with white encrustation

Dimensions

46.99 × 24.77 × 16.51 cm (18 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Theodore N. Kaplan and Henry Tobin

Accession Number

2015.136.2

Geography

Guatemala, or Mexico

Culture

Mexico or Guatemala, Maya

Period

Late Classic Period

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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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).

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects, human figures (visual works), urns

Subject

birds (animals)

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