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Object Number 2006.32.28
Display Title Seated drummer figure
Descriptions
Object Description Figure, ceramic seated drummer with hat; strong remains of original colors
Inventory Description Ceramic, figurine, standing drummer, headdress, painted
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Date ca. 300 A.D.
Culture
  • Archaic (Mesoamerica)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Nayarit
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 9 x 6 cm (6 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (7/25/1960)
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (7/25/1960)
Dealer Mathias Komor (7/25/1960)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Mathias Komor

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