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Object Number 993-24-20/27556
Display Title Ceramic blackware bat-head effigy figurine, pre-columbian style
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic blackware bat-head effigy figurine, pre-columbian style
Inventory Description Figurine, moulded, punctate, incised and applique bat head, tongue out,
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1952 ca.
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / <City> / Mitla
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 5.5 x 10 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27556
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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