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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Funerary Urn
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 300-600
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 700-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guerrero
    ca. 900-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    6th century BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 400-650
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mixtec
    ca. 1200-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Zapotec
    not dated