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Tripod Vessel with Image of Goggle-eyed Figure in Profile450–650 CE

Not on view
Ceramic tripod vessel with cylindrical flared body, painted in white and coral-red geometric and glyph-like motifs on an olive-gray ground, supported by three rectangular feet, one pierced with diamond fretwork
Ceramic tripod vessel with flared rim and three rectangular openwork legs; exterior decorated with painted geometric and zoomorphic bands retaining traces of red and white pigment; visible cracks and weathering throughout.
Ceramic tripod vessel with wide cylindrical body on three slab feet, one foot pierced with a lattice of diamond-shaped openings. Surface retains traces of red and white painted glyphs and geometric bands.
Ceramic tripod vessel with wide flared rim, heavily reconstructed from fragments. Exterior decorated with painted geometric and figural bands in red and cream on gray-brown clay. Three rectangular legs feature openwork lattice carving.
Ceramic tripod vessel with flared rim and three rectangular hollow feet featuring lattice cutwork. The exterior is painted with polychrome glyphs and figural motifs in red, white, and gray, with visible restoration along crack lines.
Ceramic tripod vessel with flared cylindrical form, supported on three hollow rectangular feet with openwork lattice cutouts. Exterior decorated with painted bands of pink and white glyphs and geometric motifs on a dark ground. Surface shows visible repair cracks and worn polychrome slip.
Title
Tripod Vessel with Image of Goggle-eyed Figure in Profile
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
450–650 CE
Medium
Stuccoed ceramic with post-fire applied pigments
Dimensions
Height: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diameter: 12 1/4 in. (31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.2006.49.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.

Selected Exhibition History
  • The Painted City: Art from Teotihuacan. Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, December 7, 2014
  • The Painted City: Art from Teotihuacan. Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, December 7, 2014