Accession No
1921.237.2
Description
Stone or pottery object, possibly an incense burner or candelero.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; State of Mexico; Valley of Mexico; San Juan Teotihuacán; Teotihuacán
Period
Classic Teotihuacan Teotihuacan III
Source
Pryor, Marlborough Robert [collector]; Pryor, Walter Marlborough [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1921.237.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Stone; ?Ceramic; ?Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
Accession Register notes that Mrs Zelia Nuttall provided the assessment that the objects were 'for offering sprouting maize to the rain and water gods in the spring.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
The Marlborough Robert Pryor collection from Mexico was given by his son, Walter Marlborough Pryor, in 1921 following his father’s death in April 1920. See letter dated 21 May 1921 in Correspondence Archive from C.M. Clark, Barclays Bank.
Event Date 1921
Author: Genevieve Holt
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1921.237.1-3: '3 stone objects "for offering sprouting maize to the rain and water gods in the spring".'
Event Date 1921
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Stone or pottery object, possibly an incense burner or candelero.
Event Date 23/1/2025
Author: maa
FM:323495
Images (Click to view full size):
