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Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace,
ca. 1500 BCE

Xochipala

Early Formative

y1989-44

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Title

Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace

Dates

ca. 1500 BCE

Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

h. 1.9 cm., w. 1.2 cm., d. 1.6 cm. (3/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Tony and Roger Johnston

Object Number

y1989-44

Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero, Central Mexico, Xochipala

Culture

Early Preclassic

Type

figurines, necklaces, ceramics, ornament

Materials

ceramic

Subject

rats, figures (representations)

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1989," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>49, no. 1 (1990): p. 24-57., p. 29

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Xochipala, Early Formative, ca. 1500 BCE, Guerrero, Central Mexico, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Miniature figurine of a tepezcuinte (rodent), from a necklace. Ceramic; 1.9 x 1.2 x 1.6 cm. Gift of Tony and Roger Johnston (y1989-44) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/33303

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