Vessel
About this object
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Physical description
Ovoid jar with wide neck. Female head at the neck of vessel and body partially in relief below. Face has two vertical marks below outlined eyes, protruding ears. A square baby bag, with child, shown hanging at her back. Applied front hands with triangular decorations touch her cheeks. A middle horizontal band circles the body with triangular motif, with dots in the interior. Square bag has four geometric and horizontal band decorations: triangles with dot in the interior opposite each other, two bands of squares with cross decoration in the interior and stepped motif in lower-left corner. Lenticular motif with horizontal line in interior. Cream slip with black decoration; base undecorated. Molded and hand built ceramic.
Date Made
Late Intermediate (1000-1476)
Date Acquired
21 May 2015
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Gift of the family of Rosita LeSueur Tovell and Freeman Massey TovellMore...
Measurements
Overall: 29.4 cm x 18.9 cm x 19 cm
Object Number
3111/12