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Effigy vessel with five containers
Effigy vessel with five containers
Object number2017.3.1

Effigy vessel with five containers

Date500-800
Artist (Central Valleys, Oaxaca, Mexico (Mesoamerica))
CultureMesoamerican
MediumCeramic with traces of pigment
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (10.5 × 13.3 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sally Grossman
On View
Not on view
PeriodClassic Period
Classification(s)
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Mesoamerican Exhibit," January 19 - April 23, 2017.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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