Round, thin-walled vessel on three short legs ending in bulbous feet. The legs are hollow and pierced and contain rattles. The belly of the vessel is decorated with a band of half-lozenges with a saw-toothed outer edge terminating in scrolls. On the shoulder a band of s-shapes, and around the neck a band of vertical double lines. Decoration in polychrome. Rim cracked and restored. Fine quality and rare. 15th century A.D. Mixtec Nahua.

Tripod vase, 15th century

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Tripod vase
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47.2.14
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Round, thin-walled vessel on three short legs ending in bulbous feet. The legs are hollow and pierced and contain rattles. The belly of the vessel is decorated with a band of half-lozenges with a saw-toothed outer edge terminating in scrolls. On the shoulder a band of s-shapes, and around the neck a band of vertical double lines. Decoration in polychrome. Rim cracked and restored. Fine quality and rare. 15th century A.D. Mixtec Nahua.