Cylindrical Tripod Vessel Item Number: 44.3 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Small, cylindrical tripod vessel decorated with a stucco polychrome design featuring the rain god Tlaloc with goggle eyes and a large, elaborate headdress. Condition: fair; paint losses and small hole on one side

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Item History

  • Made between 548 and 552

What

Name
Cylindrical Tripod Vessel
Identification Number
44.3
Type of Item
tripod and vessel
Material
ceramic, stucco and pigment
Overall
length 3.8125 in, width 4.8125 in, height 4.8125 in

Who

Culture
Teotihuacan

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 548 and 552

Other

Classification
Vessel
Location
Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor