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Object Number
2006.28.3
Display Title
Ceramic church, rooftop decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic church, rooftop decoration, hollow; red clay with brown and white pigment; two towers with bells, turrets, cross, two clocks showing different times, statue in upper central window; religious figure in lower central door; "Ayacucho, Peru" written inside church by donor
Inventory Description
Sculpture, church, hollow, red clay, figures, two towers, painted
Classification
- Raw Material
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1944 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ayacucho Region
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment, Clay
Dimensions
Overall: 27.7 x 24.2 x 14.5 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.28.3
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Walter H. Hodge & Barbara T. Hodge
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Walter H. Hodge
(1944 - 9/14/06)
Collector
Barbara T. Hodge
(1944 - 9/14/2006)
Donor
Barbara T. Hodge
(1944 - 9/14/2006)
Donor
Dr. Walter H. Hodge
(1944 - 9/14/06)
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