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Multiple-face Jar

CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, black resist, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20.2 x 30.5 cm (7 15/16 x 12 in.)
DescriptionColima multiple-face vessel, Late Formative period, with rounded body, sloping shoulder, and flaring spout. The side molded in relief with thirteen faces, each with incised 'coffee-bean' eyes, and small mouths. The vessel is burnished red with black resist decoration.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.39
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.45
Jar with Relief-moulded Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.32
Face Mask
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.36
Small 'Howling-dog' Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.38
Molded "Aryballos" Face-bottle
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1450-1532
Object number: G83.1.189
Figural Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.26
Shark-shaped vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.31
Cylinder Vase with Moulded Human Face
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-700
Object number: G83.1.101
Figure of a Seated Hunchback
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.30
Large Standing Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.41
Figure of a Seated Male with a Cup
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.37
Seated Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.35