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Object Number
993-24-20/27544
Display Title
Ceramic terra cotta pre-columbian style kneeling female figurine
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic terra cotta pre-columbian style kneeling female effigy figurine w/ applique adornments and incised decoration.
Inventory Description
Figurine, moulded, incised and applique kneeling human female figure, holl
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm (4 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27544
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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