Incensario El Chanal, Colima, Western Mexico Earthenware, white paint 14 by 9.5 inches (35.5 by 24 cm) AD 900-1200 (Early Postclassic) Ex. private collection, Northern CA; ex. collection archaeologist UCLA, 1950s-70s A large incense burner/brazier depicting the rain god Tlaloc from the El Chanal area in Colima. This would be placed in an altar or temple, with a tray of burning coals and incense placed inside the column or on the top. There are a few repaired areas on the upper tray but the entire piece is solid. A very similar example is in the Walters Art Museum, MD. $2000
