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Object Number
993-24-20/27540
Display Title
Ceramic polychrome jar with raised fish motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic polychrome jar with raised fish motif; ochre, on cream/brown.
Inventory Description
Jar, flat base, rounded sides, constricted neck, slightly outcurving rim
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Artist
Delores Porras
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Santa Maria Atzompa
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 23 x 21.5 cm (8 3/4 x 9 1/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27540; Delores Porras
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
Dealer
The Pear Tree
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
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