Incense burner/Incensario (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 250–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Roberto Montenegro (Roberto Montenegro Nervo), Non-Indian, 1885-1968
- Eva M. Nelson (Eva Montenegro Nelson/Ela Nelson/Mrs. Frank A. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1891-1991
- Seller
- Eva M. Nelson (Eva Montenegro Nelson/Ela Nelson/Mrs. Frank A. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1891-1991
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mexican painter and illustrator Roberto Montenegro (1885-1968); inherited by his sister Eva M. Nelson (Mrs. Frank A. Nelson, 1891-1991, of Redwood City, California); purchased by MAI from Eva Nelson in 1969.
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- Place
- Campeche; Campeche Municipality; Campeche State; Mexico
- See related items
- Maya (archaeological culture)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/3216
- Barcode
- 243216.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Incense burner/Incensario (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Pottery
- Techniques
- Modeled, modeled
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_258890