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1950.3.16B

Globular pottery jar with two handles formed by modelled grotesque figures from flared rim to shoulder. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]


1950.3.16B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Globular pottery jar with two handles formed by modelled grotesque figures from flared rim to shoulder. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Long description
Globular pottery jar with two handles formed by modelled grotesque figures from flared rim to shoulder. No neck. Body painted with four red triangels and two bands on yellowish grey base. There are two red bands on rim. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/03/2016]
Geographical reference
Chiriqui Province
Cultural groups
Guaymí
Person
Field collector Turner
PRM source Miss E.A. Turner
Date / Period
Date made: 1400-1650?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1950
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1950
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Diameter: max 133 mm, Width: max 141 mm, Height: max 126 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1950.3.16B

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Figure