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Incense Burner
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Incense Burner

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 400-650
Mediumpottery, iron pyrite and paint
DimensionsOverall: 19 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. (49.8 x 46 x 44.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase through 35th Anniversary Funds
Terms
    Object number85.0192
    DescriptionLarge ceramic urns such as this one have rarely been excavated in context so their exact function is debated. They are believed to be associated with tombs and other funerary offerings and, in some cases, were filled with resin incense that was offered to the gods during a funerary ritual. This example represents a high-status individual, probably a priest or ruler, emerging from the mouth of a leaf-nosed bat. This bat may be a protector spirit tied to the family of the individual depicted. A very similar urn is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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    Collections
    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
    Portrait of a Roman Matron
    Artist Unknown
    late 2nd to early 3rd century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    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
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 1200-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Cylinder Vessel
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    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
    Oil Bottle (Lekythos)
    Bowdoin Painter
    ca. 500-475 BCE
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