Tripod Vessel with Pellet Rattle Feet

Place of OriginMexico (Chiapas and Central Mexico)

Date10th-13th century

DimensionsH: 6 5/8 in.

Mediumplumbate ware

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee

Object number

1949.115

Not on View

DescriptionEach foot with pellet-rattle and a small perforation

Label TextThis tripod ceramic vessel is crafted in plumbate ware, a ceramic type associated with the Toltec culture and produced primarily in Chiapas. The vessel has a squash shape supported by three thick legs, each containing a pellet rattle and a small perforation. The pellet rattles within the legs produce sound when the vessel was moved, adding an auditory element that may have served both functional and ritual purposes.