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Zapotec "Cocijo" Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Urn

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Zapotec "Cocijo" Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Urn

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Pre-Columbian Zapotec (Oaxaca, Mexico) effigy urn / incensario, depicting Cocijo the god of rain and lightning, grayware pottery with remnants of red-brown pigments. 6.75" H x 4.25" W x 4.25" D.

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Zapotec "Cocijo" Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Urn

Name: Zapotec \"Cocijo\" Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Urn
SKU: 89582998
Price: 650 USD
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