DepartmentLatin America
Lidded box
NameCeramic box
Artist
Luis Cortez
CultureMexican
Date2010
Place madeTonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
Mediumburnished ceramic
Dimensions13 × 13 in. (33.0201 × 33.0201 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurie and Michael Vander Velde
Object numberA.2025.22.13ab
Collections
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.
Artist not recorded
2014