Pottery figure of a turtle with painted red and black dots [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pottery figure of a turtle with painted red and black dots [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/2/2005]
Long description: Pottery figure of a turtle with painted red and black dots. Depicted with a domed shell, four protruding legs, and a rounded head. Painted with large black patches and smaller red patches, all of which are irregularly shaped. Incised line on the underside of the figure, possibly through to a hollow centre. [IL [OPS Move] 27/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil; Espírito Santo state
Person: Field collector Laura Burman; Field collector Alasdair Burman; PRM source Marian Barbara Wenzel
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1981
Date collected: By 1981
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/03/1981
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions: Length: max 106 mm, Height: max 47 mm, Width: max 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1981.5.4

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