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Urn with Male Embodying Lightning God

Made By Mexican
ExcavatedMonte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico, South America
CultureZapotec
Date600-800 CE
Mediumbaked clay
DimensionsOverall: 10 13/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. (27.5 x 20.2 x 15 cm)
rim: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AMERINDIAN
Credit LineGift of Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine, Class of 1954
Terms
  • God
  • mask
  • headdress
  • necklace
  • seated figure
  • funerary object
Object number76.29.2.B
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