Tripod Bowl
Unidentified Toltec maker
about 900-1200
Buff terracotta and red paint
Overall: 2 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (6.3 × 15.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Harold Goddard Rugg, Class of 1906
157.25.14026
Geography
Place Made: Tula, Mexico, North America
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marks: "Near Tguala T-- state, old Mexico" "755" marked over "251"
Course History
ANTH 22, Olmecs, Maya, and Toltecs: Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica, Deborah Nichols, Fall 2013
Provenance
From Tula, Mexico; collected by Harold Goddard Rugg (1883-1957, Class of 1906), Hanover, New Hampshire; given by his Estate to present collection, 1957.
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