COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1965.248
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CMA_.1965.248
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
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Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Incense-Burner Support
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Incense-Burner Support
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 600-900
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c. 600-900
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
600
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600
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
900
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900
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
earthenware with pigments
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earthenware with pigments
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
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Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque Region, Maya
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 92.1cm x 48.3cm x 24.8cm
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Overall: 92.1cm x 48.3cm x 24.8cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1965.248
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1965.248
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Made in the Maya region near Palenque, Chiapas, this decorated pottery cylinder was used in religious ceremonies to support a conical dish of burning incense. Modeled on the cylinder's front is the Sun God on his perilous nocturnal journey through the underworld. A layer of calcite once covered the entire incense burner support, indicating that the piece was placed in a cave. The Maya and other Mesoamerican peoples carried out religious rituals in caves, believing them to be entrances to the underworld.
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Made in the Maya region near Palenque, Chiapas, this decorated pottery cylinder was used in religious ceremonies to support a conical dish of burning incense. Modeled on the cylinder's front is the Sun God on his perilous nocturnal journey through the underworld. A layer of calcite once covered the entire incense burner support, indicating that the piece was placed in a cave. The Maya and other Mesoamerican peoples carried out religious rituals in caves, believing them to be entrances to the underworld.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1965.248.tif
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CMA_.1965.248.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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