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Art of the Ancient Americas
Public domain
Maker: Unknown

Censer

1000–1521

Ceramic with pigment

36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
other (of bowl): 15.9 cm(6 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Valerian Lada-Mocarski
1972.91.5
Geography: 
Mexico
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Central Mexico, Aztec, Mixtec, or Nahua
Period: 
Early Postclassic Period to Late Postclassic Period
Classification: 
Containers - Ceramics
Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions 1972,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 34, no. 2 (June 1973): 69.

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.