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Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)
Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)
Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view02_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view02_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.44.3.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.44.3.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_acetate_bw.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_acetate_bw.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view03_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view03_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view04_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view04_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view05_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view05_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view06_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view06_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view07_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view07_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view08_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view08_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view09_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view09_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view10_PS11.jpg)

Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view10_PS11.jpg)

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Cylindrical Tripod Vessel

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Teotihuacan
MEDIUM Ceramic, stucco, pigment
  • Place Found: Mexico
    • DATES ca. 550–650
    DIMENSIONS 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 44.3
    CREDIT LINE A. Augustus Healy Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small, cylindrical tripod vessel decorated with a stucco polychrome design of two rain deity impersonators with Tlaloc attributes such as ringed eyes, the nose plaque with fangs, and the combination of tubular-rounded beads that decorate the lateral sashes of the headdress. These bead forms simulate rain drops. The large, feathered headdress features the head of an owl in frontal view. Other ornaments include large earflares, beaded collar and beaded wristlets. The figure holds in both hands a long dart in horizontal position decorated with three white tufts (one at base of tip and two on the posterior end of the shaft). Javier Urcid suggests that the dart may signify a warrior, and the owl on the headdress, a specific military sodality. Condition: fair; extensive paint loss on one of the deity impersonators so it is barely visible; small hole on one side.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Teotihuacan. Cylindrical Tripod Vessel, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)
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    Teotihuacan. <em>Cylindrical Tripod Vessel</em>, ca. 550–650. Ceramic, stucco, pigment, 3 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (9.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 44.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.3_view01_PS11.jpg)

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