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Seated Aztec Rain Deity Funerary Urn (Cocijo)
600 - 800 CE7th-9th century
5 1/2 in. x 4 7/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. (13.97 cm x 12.38 cm x 12.07 cm)
Zapotec, Monte Alban III, Mexican, (600–800)
Object Type:
Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support:
Ceramic
Credit Line:
Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number:
1986.048
Object Description
Funerary urn of seated figure, nose mask of Cacijo (rain god); wearing beads around neck, ear flares, and elaborate belt buckle. Hands rest on folded under knees. Grey baked clay. Gross No. 88 MZA
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Ancient Americas,
Deity,
Figure,
Funerary,
Pre-Columbian,
Rain god/Cocijo (Zapotec),
Rain god/Tlaloc (Aztec)
- Ancient Americas
- Deity
- Figure
- Funerary
- Pre-Columbian
- Rain god/Cocijo (Zapotec)
- Rain god/Tlaloc (Aztec)
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Ancient Americas in a New Light , 2/26/2022 - 8/20/2022
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
-
James Peck
and Patrick Kelly.
Old Jail Art Center Catalogue.
Old Jail Art Center.
Albany, 2016
Page Number: 123
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