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Object Number
995-29-10/73653
Display Title
Black-on-buff olla: floral motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Olla with constricted, straight neck and slightly flaring rim. Undecorated red bottom, buff body with four panels of black floral units. Black band at rim, red interior on neck. Dimensions: 18 cm high x 22 cm max. dia.
*Signed on bottom of olla Santana Melcher (sic).
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, concave base, constricted neck, slightly flared rim, base and interior below rim painted red, black exterior biomorphic and linear designs on beige
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Artist
Santana Melchor
Culture
- Santo Domingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 17.7 x 22.5 x 22 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73653; Santana Melcher
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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