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Object Number
993-24-20/27581A
Display Title
Large jar with climbing armadillos
Descriptions
Object Description
Large jar with climbing armadillos (a) w/ bamboo stand (b). diameter 23 cm, circumference 170 cm, diameter of opening 32 cm, height 52 cm.
Bamboo stand not found 11/6/97 AWC. Bamboo stand found 10/7/98 AWC. no#, not on list? See p. 4 commentary
Inventory Description
Household jar, ceramic, with 4 armidillos (fingernail improints) linear decorati
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 52 x 32 cm (20 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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)
Seller
The Pear Tree
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