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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Tecomate with Engraved Design
1200–900 B.C.
Ceramic with black slip
2 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (6.35 × 5.72 cm)
Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974
2018.12.37
Geography:
Guatemala
or geography Mexico
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Mexico or Guatemala, Olmec
Period:
Early Formative Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Ec-collection, Spencer Trockmorton, New York
Acquired by gift in mid-2007
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).
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.