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Press Mold
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Press Mold

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 700-1000
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 in. (11.1 x 9.2 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Enrico Varisco in memory of Roberto Varisco
Terms
    Object number2003.63.91
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionMany Maya ceramic pieces were individually hand crafted but molds became more popular later in the Classic period when demand for incense burners and figurines increased. Some of the incense burners included in this exhibition have mold-made faces and hand-modeled bodies, showing that mold-made pieces were often re-touched by hand to yield a unique piece without loosing the efficiency of mass production. This mold was used to produce a smiling face with an ornate headdress. The exterior of the mold is decorated with a standing lord.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 400-700
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Urn
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner Lid
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Jar
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 900-1400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Incense Burner
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 350-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Kero Mold
    Inca
    1438-1532
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Ink Cake
    Artist Unknown
    1900
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