prev - home - index - next This unique piece probably served as a support for other objects. It is remarkable not only in its state of preservation, but particularly in its anatomical accuracy. Support in the shape of a human vertebral column Zapotec Late Pre-Classic (200 B.C. - 100 A.D.) Monte Albán, State of Oaxaca Clay with orange, red and white pigments 43 x 15 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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