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Vessel in the Form of a Composite Animal200–600 CE

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Earthenware ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching figure with incised herringbone patterns, holding an instrument to its open mouth, with a wide pot opening at the top

Unknown, Vessel in the Form of a Composite Animal, 200–600 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Vessel in the Form of a Composite Animal
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
200–600 CE
Medium
Thin Orange ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.85.233.7
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berrin, Kathleen and Esther Pasztory. Teotihuacan: Art from the City of the Gods. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993.
  • Mexico en el Mundo de las Colecctiones de Arte: Mesoamerica. Vol.1. Mexico: Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, 1994.

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