Vessel

Date created
AD 1150–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-
Excavator
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
Previous owner
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
Previous seller
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933
Collection History
Excavated by University of Chicago anthropologist Frederick Starr (1858-1933) between 1894 and 1896; purchased by the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois) from Frederick Starr in 1905; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Field Museum in 1919.
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Place
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
See related items
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
8/8767
Barcode
088767.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Vessel
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled
Dimensions
20.8 x 18.7 x 26.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65b8fa3ff-10b8-45d9-9745-a1282dfd78f5
Record ID
NMAI_95743