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Art of the Ancient Americas
Maker: Unknown
Monkey Effigy Jar
A.D. 900–1519
Tecali stone or alabaster (translucent white stone)
12.7 cm (5 in.)
other (of jar): 9.1 cm(3 9/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
1958.14.5
Culture:
Mexico, Aztec or Nahua, Veracruz
Period:
Postclassic Period
Classification:
Containers - Stone
Status:
Not on view
Bibliography:
Handbook of the Collections, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 320, ill.
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.
