https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/16951/fullBurial Urn1200-1500Overall (G83.1.173a-b): 103.3 × 53.4 × 22.9 cm (40 11/16 × 21 × 9 in.)Earthenware with pigmentGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Lower Magdalena Valley, ColumbiaG83.1.173a-b0Columbian covered vessel, Rio de Magdalena, with a tall cylindrical body, moulded under the rim with three avials, each grasping a club in both talons. They have a long open beak and slit eyes, and are separated by lug handles. It is surmounted by a domed lid with a seated male figure, his hands placed on his raised knees. He has a large head with an incised mouth, bulging heavy-covered eyes, ridged ears, and short coiffure. Traces of buff and brown pigment.AndeanCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaAndean184878366Pelaya Style