Snake figure
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–950 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Richard Ceough (Albert J.C. Kretzmann), Non-Indian, 1898-1947
label: Previous owner
content: Hispanic Society of America
label: Donor
content: Hispanic Society of America
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents between 1944 and 1947 by amateur archaeologist Dr. Robert Ceough (1898-1947, born Albert J.C. Kretzmann, a professor of public speaking and theatre at the City College of New York); possibly bequeathed to the Hispanic American Society in New York City; donated to MAI in 1966 by the Hispanic American Society.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Chinkultic; La Trinitaria Municipality, Fronteriza Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/6516
label: Barcode
content: 236516.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Snake figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 24 x 5 x 1.5 cm