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Tetrapod cylinder vessel

A.D. 350–550
Object PlaceMexico or Guatemala
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: black slip paint and specular hematite pigment
Dimensions12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay
Accession number1972.1172b
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ClassificationsCeramics
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ProvenanceBy June, 1972, Alphonse Jax (dealer), New York [see note]; September 13, 1972, sold by Jax to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1972, gift of Landon Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1972)

NOTE: The vessel was said at the time of the sale to have been brought into the United States in 1969.
A.D. 300–550
A.D. 300–550
A.D. 400–550
A.D. 550–750
A.D. 500–800
A.D. 680–780
A.D. 680–780
650–750 AD
900–600 BC
A.D. 400–550