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Tripod vessel (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian  Search this
Seller:
Dr. Guillermo Bauer (William Bauer/Wilhelm Bauer Thoma), Non-Indian  Search this
MAI agent:
George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924  Search this
Object Name:
Tripod vessel (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, painted
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Tecalco; Otumba Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; Mexico
Geographical Areas:
Valley of Mexico
Date created:
600 BC–AD 100 (Late to Terminal Formative period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated at an unknown date by Dr. Guillermo Bauer (an amateur archaeologist and dealer in Mexico City); purchased by George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) from Guillermo Bauer in 1905 during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Catalog Number:
1494
Barcode:
001494.000
See related items:
Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f24d3f03-368d-4301-80bd-711dcbbd1955
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_1663