Collectible Zapotec Ceramic Statuette Museum Replica - Zapotec Bat Deity Urn | NOVICA

Angel Cerón crafts an impressive ceramic replica of an urn in the shape of the bat deity, attributed to the Zapotec people.The original sculpture was found in Monte Albán, Oaxaca. The deity's head is shaped like bat wings, its face features fierce fangs and it's human like body holds a shield and maze. Several pre-Hispanic cultures associated the bat deity with darkness and death, thus with the underworld.

• Ceramic
• 1.34 lbs
• 9.8 inches H x 8.8 inches W x 5 inches D