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Figural Urn of Cocijo (Cociyo)
(Ancient Americas )
This ceramic work looks like others made by the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca ca. 500-700 CE., used in ceremonies to honor ancestors. Objects like this are in high demand by individual art collectors and museums, leading to the creation of urns being assembled from genuine ancient fragments or made entirely from scratch. This vessel likely has many modern parts yet mimics the features of ancient Zapotec urns.
Provenance
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Merrin Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, July 1998 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
Geographies
Mexico (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 16 1/2 x W: 14 1/8 x D: 7 1/2 in. (41.9 x 35.9 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift, 2008
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2788