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Bookmark: http://12.201.107.98/objects-1/info/888

Incense Cover

900 - 1521 CE
10th-16th century
5 1/2 in. x 4 in. x 4 in. (13.97 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm)

Michoacan, Mexican, (active 900–1400)

Object Type: Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support: Ceramic
Credit Line: Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number: 1986.065

Object Description
Baked clay incense cover (capiral tapadera) with animal (dog) handle; incised circle decorations; traces of white paint. Gross No. 153 MW

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