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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Monkey Clay Pot
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.

Monkey Clay Pot

Artist Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | Aztec | Mixtec
Date1200-1500 A.D.
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack Tanzer
Object number76.23.39
On View
Not on view
DescriptionCholula monkey clay pot. Monkey's head and arms on front. Handle. Buff colored clay with red and black paint decorations. From Cholula, Mixtec center of ceramists. Exported to the Aztecs. Puebla. Late postclassic 1200-1500 A.D.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
1200-1500
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1200-1500
Image scanned from a transparency.
Cleater James Meaders, Jr.
1993
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
100 - 700 C.E.
New photography captured by Shannon Ruff with a digital camera - 2006.
Unknown
100-250 A.D.