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Lidded Box200–600 CE

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Small rectangular ceramic or plaster object with four squat feet, covered in irregular circular depressions on the top and sides, with dark metal inserts along the lower front edge
Rectangular ceramic object with matte gray-white glaze, raised on four small feet, with multiple circular perforations covering the top and sides, and dark inlaid spots along the base.
Title
Lidded Box
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Date Made
200–600 CE
Medium
Tecali (alabaster) and hematite
Dimensions
2 × 3 3/8 × 1 13/16 in. (5.08 × 8.64 × 4.57 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.983a-b
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography

  • Robb, Matthew H., editor. Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2017.

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