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Collections

Iguana Vessel200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Burnished terracotta ceramic vessel with globular body and flared rim, decorated with a low-relief crocodilian figure wrapping around the shoulder

Unknown, Iguana Vessel, 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
Iguana Vessel
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
11 x 10 in. (27.94 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.169
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.