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Seated Deity with Glyph C Headdress500–600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic effigy vessel in buff-colored clay, a seated cross-legged figure with an open vessel mouth at the top of an elaborate headdress, featuring two stacked faces, disk ear ornaments, and modeled hands and feet
Ceramic effigy vessel, seated figure with crossed legs, wearing an elaborate headdress that forms a flared cylindrical vessel opening at top; modeled facial features, circular ear ornaments, and layered chest adornments with traces of red pigment; buff-gray clay with textured surface
Ceramic effigy vessel depicting a seated figure with crossed legs, wearing an elaborate tall headdress with incised vertical lines forming the vessel opening. The face features modeled decorative elements and large circular ear ornaments. Buff-tan earthenware with molded and appliquéd surface details.
Ceramic effigy vessel with a wide cylindrical opening at top, modeled in the form of a seated human figure with arms at the sides, hands meeting at the abdomen, and incised diagonal lines suggesting a garment across the shoulders and chest; unglazed buff-gray clay with a weathered surface.
Title
Seated Deity with Glyph C Headdress
Culture
Zapotec
Place Made
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
Date Made
500–600 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
15 5/16 × 11 × 8 1/2 in. (38.89 × 27.94 × 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.530
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas