Duck-shaped Vessel
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, ochre slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 x 24.8 x 18.4 cm (6 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
DescriptionColima double duck-shaped vessel, Late Formative period, with conjoined rounded bodies, crested heads, incised pupils, and flattened lug tails. The vessel is painted in light brown and reddish-brown pigments.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.33
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60