Zapotec
Zoomorphic Urn
Zapotec, 1200-1499
Physical Qualities
Ceramic, 16 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 18 1/8 in. (41.5 x 36 x 46 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number
1997.244
Urn in the form of a seated animal (originally registered as an opossum) with an upturned snout, large round, pierced eyes, small hind legs pressed to side, a thin tail, strapped down, and 14 medallions on body.
[Pre-Columbian Hall[; Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1966(?) [unconfirmed, but object included in catalog]
Rozaire, Charles E. Ancient Civilizations of Latin America. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museu of Naturao History, 1966 [illustration C on page 41; catalogue description page 40]
