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Warrior Face (Incense Burner Fragment)
AD 400-650 (Classic)
earthenware, post-fire pigment
(Ancient Americas )
(Ancient Americas )
The headdress depicted frontally on this incense burner is typically associated with Teotihuacan's elite combatants.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Throckmorton Fine Art, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
Exhibitions
| 2012-2013 | Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
Geographies
Mexico (Teotihuacán) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 9/16 x W: 9 13/16 x D: 1 11/16 in. (21.8 x 25 x 4.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of John G. Bourne, 2017
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2009.20.248