Veracruz
Incensario in the form of bat god
Veracruz, 800-1199
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, faded polychrome mineral pigment, 18 in. (45.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1958.2
Cylindrical effigy that would have served as the base portion of elaborate censer or incensario. This example is modeled to form a seated Bat God holding baton and shield.
