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Object Number 993-24-20/27459
Display Title Ceramic black burnished snake figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic black burnished snake figurine with floral design in white on black, beige/ brown underside.
Inventory Description Figurine, hollow, moulded snake, buff on black floral design top, buff and
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1979
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Tonala
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 28.6 x 7.4 x 4 cm (11 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27459; Mexico
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 (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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