Effigy Urn: Seated God of the Glyph “L”
A.D. 600-800
Ceramic: Grayware
Zapotec Culture
Mexico: Oaxaca: Monte Alban III
Courtesy of MAW Collection. honoring a group of friends
English Description
Spanish Description
English Description
Tomb urn representing Pitao Cozobi, the God of Abundant Sustenance and Lord of the Fields of Maize. The elaborate headdress has “S” shapes representing clouds and ears of maize.
Spanish Description
Urna scepulcral que representa a Pitao Cozobi, Dios de Comida Abundante y Señor de los Campos de Maíz. Las formas “S” en su tocado elaborado representan nubes y espigas de maíz.