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Object Number
993-24-20/27404M
Display Title
Terra cotta creche figurine, angel. One of group (27404a-m)
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic terra cotta creche figurine, angel. One of group (27404a-m)
Inventory Description
Ceramic figurine, hollow, moulded, incised, applique, punctate standing angel w
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1987
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Santa Maria Atzompa
Materials
Terra cotta
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 8.9 x 7 cm (7 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27404m; B.B.N.
Credit Line
Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(1987 - August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(1987 - August 16, 1993)
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