Large incense burner, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 200 BC - 500 AD ·  Mexico, Colima · ID: 3052939

Description

ceramic with traces of white pigment and calcareous deposits, rest.

High stirrup vessel, formed by two male figures standing back to back. The two stirrup arches are connected by the intertwined bodies of two snakes. It is assumed that this object functioned as an incense burner.

The object Large incense burner, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 200 BC - 500 AD with the object ID 3052939 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 2.

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Comparing literature

Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 195

Notices

This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).