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Vase
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Vase

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Dateca. 300-1550
Mediumonyx
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 9 3/4 x 6 in. (20.3 x 24.8 x 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Enrico Varisco in memory of Roberto Varisco
Terms
    Object number2003.63.69
    DescriptionThis three-legged onyx vase is made from a single solid block of lustrous white and black banded onyx. Two animal heads, possibly jaguars or another large feline, have been carved as handles. Mexican onyx has been mined since antiquity in the state of Puebla. The Aztecs called this material tecali, or “house of stone.” The texture, colors, and contour of the stone have been utilized skillfully as the only decoration, turning a traditionally utilitarian form into a delicate, luxury piece.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1350
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Mezcala
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bowl
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Diquis
    ca. 800-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Sherd
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 500-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Sherd
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 500-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Sherd
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 500-1500
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bowl
    Nariño-Carchi
    400-1532
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