Vessel with Hummingbird Rattle

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Vessel with Hummingbird Rattle

Mexico, Oaxaca, Zaachila, Zapotec, 1300–1500
Ceramics
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire application of Maya blue pigment
4 3/16 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (10.6363 x 16.8275 x 13.0175 cm)
Gift of the 2003 Collectors Committee (M.2003.44)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Precolumbian Masterpieces: Mexico, Peru, Central America, American Indian.  New York: Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., 1985.
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.