Vessel in the Form of a Bat Claw

Date

600 - 900 CE

Creator

Unrecorded Zapotec artist

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

This is an example of an iconic style of Zapotec vessel depicting a bat claw. Bats often appear in Zapotec artwork. Throughout Mesoamerica, bats are associated with death and sacrifice. Because of this association, bat effigy urns and vessels depicting bat feet were often included in burials.

Creator

Unrecorded Zapotec artist

Date

600 - 900 CE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Ceramic

Accession number

2004.014.041

Access

Raclin Murphy Museum: 205

Dimensions

5 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 6 in. (14.92 x 19.69 x 15.24 cm)

Credit Line

Anthony and Janet Unruh Fund

Metadata

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