Tripod dish with painted zoomorphic head
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureNorthern Veracruz
OriginVeracruz, Mexico
PeriodEarly Postclassic period (900-1200)
Date900-1200
MediumEarthenware, ochre slip, pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 25.5 cm (3 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
DescriptionVeracruz polychrome tripod dish, Early Postclassic period, Isla de los Sacrificios, painted in tan, dark brown and white pigment. The tondo is a highly stylized and plumed zoomorphic head, and surrounded by bands of geometric designs.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.86
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500 - 300 BCE
Object number: G83.1.159
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
900-100 BCE
Object number: G83.1.153
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
350-550
Object number: G83.1.133a-b
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
700-800
Object number: G83.1.142
