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Object Number
993-24-20/27419
Display Title
Ceramic redware incised pig or anteater figurine
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic redware incised sgraffito pig or anteater figurine. snout broken off & repaired. Small version of 993-24-20/27416.
Inventory Description
Figurine, hollow, moulded zoomorphic figure, incised facial features and
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Jalisco
/
<County>
/
Santa Cruz de los Huertos
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 22.3 x 7.5 cm (4 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27419
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
(1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)
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