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Object Number
993-24-20/27566
Display Title
Ceramic pre-columbian blackware jar
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic unglazed, burnished pre-columbian blackware jar, broken & repaired, chipped rim; from a child's grave; from Frezil Collection
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, slightly convex base, rounded body, tapered neck, flaring rim, chip
Classification
- Jar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Pre-Columbian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Monte Alban
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm (4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27566; 49
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
Frezil Collection
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
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