Urn with a Seated Ancestor

Urn with a Seated Ancestor

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Urn with a Seated Ancestor
CultureZapotec
Titles
  • Urn with a Seated Ancestor
Date600–900 AD
PlaceOaxaca, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions9 1/4 in.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.142
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceAlice Nicholson Hanszen (1900–1977), Houston, until 1965; given to MFAH, 1965.

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