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Armband800–1250 CE

Not on view
Cream-white cylindrical vessel, possibly stone or shell, with a large chip from the rim and low-relief carved geometric step-fret and crosshatch patterns on the exterior
Ceramic vessel with rounded body and large irregular break at the rim, cream-colored with earthen deposits; exterior decorated with incised angular spiral and geometric patterns in relief.

Unknown, Armband, 800–1250 CE (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Armband
Culture
Mezcala
Place Made
Mexico, Gulf Coast, Northern Veracruz
Date Made
800–1250 CE
Medium
Shell
Dimensions
3 × 6 × 4 in. (7.62 × 15.24 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.83.217.22
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography

  • Selections from the Pre-Columbian Collection of Constance McCormick Fearing. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1967.