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"Mourning" Figure Vessel

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"Mourning" Figure Vessel

Nayarit

Date
2nd century BCE–2nd century CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
H. 7 5/8 x W. 5 1/2 x D. 6 1/4 in. (19.3 x 14 x 15.9 cm)
Object type
Vessel
Classification
Ceramics-Containers
Culture
Nayarit
Country
Mexico
Object number
1979.206.1098
Credit line
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Original Met record

Subjects and terms

  • Human Figures
  • Sadness

The Met object ID 313291. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.