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Object Number
979-14-20/25542
Display Title
Colima dog-headed turtle with spout emerging from its back. Polished dark red b
Descriptions
Object Description
Vessel, pottery
Inventory Description
Ceramic effigy jar, four legs, dog head, turtle body, moulded, chipped, spout on
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Date
0-400
Culture
- Preclassic (Mesoamerica)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Colima
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 48 x 26 cm (6 11/16 x 18 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
979-14-20/25542/ 3238G, Colima, $600
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Frances L. Hofer, 1979
Provenance
Collector
Frances L. Hofer
(1979)
Intermediary
Philip Hofer
(1979)
Donor
Donated by
Frances L. Hofer
(1979)
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