possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed) Search this
Previous owner:
Reverend Francis S. Borton, Non-Indian, 1862-1929 Search this
Seller:
Reverend Francis S. Borton, Non-Indian, 1862-1929 Search this
Object Name:
Jar (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Oaxaca State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 900–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reverend Francis S. Borton (1862-1929, a Methodist minister who worked in Puebla, Mexico, between about 1892 and 1905); purchased by MAI from Reverend Borton in 1916.
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