Currently not on view

Manopla (handstone),

A.D. 500–800

Zapotec
Late Classic (Peche or Xoo phase)
y1990-17

Information

Title
Manopla (handstone)
Dates

A.D. 500–800

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
h. 12.5 cm., diam. 14.9 cm. (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, to honor Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1990-17
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Central Valley of Oaxaca

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<p> By 1959, Jay C. Leff (1925-2000), Uniontown, PA (no. 410) [1]. By January 8, 1968, John B. Elliott (1928-1997), Class of 1951, Princeton, NJ [2]; 1990, gift of John B. Elliot to the Princeton University Art Museum. </p> <p> Notes: <br> [1] According to Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations: Collection of Jay C. Leff (Pittsburg, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1959), cat. no. 410. <br> [2] On loan to the museum in 1968 (L217.68) </p>