Tripod Bowl
29-166-22.2
From: Mexico (Central America) | San Miguel Atzacapotzalco
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Molcajete |
Object Number | 29-166-22.2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Aztec |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | San Miguel Atzacapotzalco |
Culture Area | Central American |
Period | Aztec IV |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay | Pigment |
Description | Chili grater with deeply scored lines crossing in interior bottom. Interior shoulder painted with pictorial floral? designs in sepia on buff. Much eroded. Heavy; rude workmanship. Solid legs ending in animal head(all broken). |
Height | 9.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Outside Diameter | 21.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Gift of Franz Boas, 1912 |
Other Number | Sn Mig Atz 1419 - Field No SF | 1636 - Other Number |
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