Cylinder seal/Sello (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–600 BC (Early to Middle Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Ralph C. Altman, Non-Indian, 1909-1967
label: Seller
content: Ralph C. Altman, Non-Indian, 1909-1967
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1955 from Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967, a primitive art dealer and later director of the Fowler Museum at the University of California at Los Angeles).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Tlatilco; Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality, Zumpango Region; México State; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Art and Printing tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/4686
label: Barcode
content: 224686.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Art and Printing tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Cylinder seal/Sello (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Incised