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Incense Burners200 BCE–500 CE

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Two small hand-built ceramic cylinders with flared rims and oval openings punched through their bodies; one coated in worn white slip, one unglazed terracotta
Ceramic vessel of cylindrical form tapering toward the base, with a wide flared rim, an oval aperture on the body, and applied knob-like protrusions; weathered cream and ochre surface with areas of exposed clay.
Terracotta cylindrical vessel with an open top, small pierced hole on one side, applied knob projections, and a roughly modeled flat rim; reddish-brown clay with weathered, encrusted surface.

Unknown, Incense Burners, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Incense Burners
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
a): 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.16 x 6.35 cm); b): 3 x 2 1/4 in. (7.62 x 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.47
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.

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