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Clay vessel

Clay vessel, painted in plochrome. The motifs on the belly of the vessel, skull, hearts and hands as well as bones on the upper rim associate the vessel with the cult of sacrifice.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Mixteca-Puebla
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Weight: 1,211 kg
Height: 24,1 cm
Depth: 18,3 cm
Width: 18 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 17744

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1350 - 1550
    where
    Mexico
    who
    Mixteca-Puebla
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Access 1893
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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