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Incense Burner

Maya (Artist)
AD 350-550 (Early Classic)
earthenware, post-fire paint
(Ancient Americas )

Provenance
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Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.

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1998-2008 Art of Ancient America, 1500 B.C.-1400 A.D.. Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.
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Geographies

Guatemala, Escuintla (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall H: 40 7/8 x W: 18 3/8 x D: 14 15/16 in. (103.8 x 46.7 x 38 cm);
Top H: 20 7/8 x W: 18 3/8 x D: 13 7/8 in. (53 x 46.7 x 35.2 cm);
Base H: 19 3/16 x W: 15 1/4 x D: 14 15/16 in. (48.8 x 38.8 x 38 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John Bourne, 2009

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

2009.20.57

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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