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Art of the Ancient Americas
Explore image in Maker: Unknown
Bell
1200–1521
Cast copper
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
1959.55.9
Geography:
Guerrero, Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca, or Veracruz
Period:
Late Postclassic Period
Classification:
Musical Instruments
Provenance:
Florence Quittenton Olsen (died 1996) and Frederick H. Olsen (1891–1986), Guilford, Conn., by 1959; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1959
Bibliography:
George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 82, 247, no. 134, fig. 73.
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.
