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Stirrup Spouted Vessel with Monkeys1000–500 BCE

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Ceramic figural vessel with two molded human figures arching back-to-back to form a ring-shaped base supporting a narrow flared neck, in mottled russet and dark brown earthenware

Unknown, Stirrup Spouted Vessel with Monkeys, 1000–500 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Best, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stirrup Spouted Vessel with Monkeys
Culture
Zacatenco
Place Made
Mexico, Central Mexico, Tlatilco
Date Made
1000–500 BCE
Period
Pre-Columbian
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 10 in. (29.21 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John C. Best
Accession Number
M.78.17
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas