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Copalera (Censer) of Wind God Impersonator500–600 CE

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic sculpture with a frontal masked face, elaborate fan-shaped headdress, and four circular carved medallions on each side, in slate gray and terracotta tones
Unknown, Copalera (Censer) of Wind God Impersonator
Title
Copalera (Censer) of Wind God Impersonator
Culture
Ben' Zaa (Zapotec)
Place Made
Date Made
500–600 CE
Medium
Earthenware with postfire pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 1/5 in. (20.828 cm); 14 1/2 x 13 x 10 7/10 in. (36.83 x 33.02 x 27.178 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.450
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.