DepartmentLatin America
Lidded box
NameCeramic box
Artist
Luis Cortez
CultureMexican
Date2010
Place madeTonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
Mediumburnished ceramic
Dimensions13 × 13 in. (33.0201 × 33.0201 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurie and Michael Vander Velde
Object numberA.2025.22.13ab
ProvenancePurchased directly from the artist at the Feria de los Maestros, Guadalajara, 2010
DescriptionLarge ceramic box container with a lid. Each corner of the box features a high-relief face protruding outward, with painted cat bodies indicating they are naguals. The lid includes sculptural faces serving as the central handle.
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