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Funerary Urn
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Funerary Urn

Artist/Maker (Oaxaca, Mexico)
Dateca. 600-800
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 15.6 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number85.0073
    DescriptionOaxacan funerary urns were made with a combination of mold-made and hand-made pieces and, in this example, one can see how Zapotec potters experimented with the plasticity of the clay in order to create unique pieces. This miniature urn is a representation of a god with a serpent headdress. Large serpent profiles flank the deity and he wears a mask with a curling upper lip. The exaggerated earspools are typical of Zapotec iconography while the large chest pendant depicts a stylized flower motif.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Urn
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300-600
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Urn
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Press Mold
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Bowl
    Guerrero
    ca. 900-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Female Figure Nursing an Infant
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Anthropomorphic Turtle
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Storage Vessel (Stamnos)
    Artist Unknown
    6th century BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 400-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Bowl
    Mixtec
    ca. 1200-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Zapotec
    not dated
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