The right hand from a large human effigy figurine, perhaps an effigy urn. This attribution is based on the attachment surfaces on the back (inside) of the hand. Zapotec urn effigies typically have the hands resting on the seated figure's knees with fingers pointing downwards, the attachment...
The right hand from a large human effigy figurine, perhaps an effigy urn. This attribution is based on the attachment surfaces on the back (inside) of the hand. Zapotec urn effigies typically have the hands resting on the seated figure's knees with fingers pointing downwards, the attachment surface thus being on the inside of the hand as seen here.
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Provenance
Margret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Zapotec (?), Classic period, A.D. 300–600
Object Place
Oaxaca, México
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
1993.799
Medium or Technique
Earthenware
Collections
Americas
Classifications
Figurines
