Woman effigy vessel
Maker: Zapotec
Medium:Clay
Geography: Oaxaca, Mexico
Date: 600-800 AD
Period: Xoo phase
Dimensions:28 x 19 x 25 cm
Object number: 917.4.63
Gallery Location:Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific
DescriptionEffigy vessel of kneeling woman holding small bowl to her lips. The vessel, covered in red pigment, has traces of stucco on its back and bottom, suggesting that it was likely built into a wall or niche.