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Collections

Vessel in Form of a Coati200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching animal with a hollow tail spout, covered in brick-red slip with incised scale-like texture and a concentric-circle eye motif
Title
Vessel in Form of a Coati
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with incised decoration
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 5 in. (11.43 x 20.96 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.155
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.