Acrobat Vessel
1977.01.0083A
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Acrobat Vessel (1977.01.0083A) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Pre-Columbian, 600 |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 22.5 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimension 2 (Height) | 20.2 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 19.2 cm |
| Weight | 2016 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Manufacturing Processes | Handbuilding, Firing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Brown (5 Y R 3/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | See similar vessel in The Nelson Rockefeller Collection of Primitive Art. (p. 165 of the catalog) |
| Bibliography | Eisleb, Dieter. Westmexikanishe Keramik. Berlin: Museum Fur Volkerkunde, 1971. Gallagher, Jacki. Comapanions of the Dead: Ceramic Tomb Sculpture from Ancient West Mexico . Los Angeles : Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1983. Kan, Michael. Clement W. Meighan, and H.B. Nicholson. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles and Albuquerque: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Press, 1989 (1970). Nicholson, H.B., and Alana Cordy-Collins. Pre-Columbian Art from the Land Collection. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences and H.K. Land, 1979. Von Winning, Hasso. The Shaft Tomb Figures of Ancient West Mexico. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles: Southwest Museum papers No. 24 , 1974. Von Winning, Hasso, and Alfred Stendahl. Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
|---|---|
| Credit Line/Dedication | Avery Brundage Collection |
| Reproduction | Needs Research |
| Reproduction Information | May be a reproduction (?) |