Vessel

65-1-1

From: Panama

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 65-1-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Panama
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Pigment
Description

Hemispherical body with thickened lip; two twisted handles, lip to body. Body interior, part of lip bottom of interior, and most of legs red-brown slipped showing burnish marks. Under and horizontal/incised lines and pairs of oblique incised lines within these. Feet pointed and curving out, hollow with slit on outside surface; movable pellet in each; where feet meet body, they form animal (alligator) heads; ears, eyes, nose and legs appliqued and incised with // lines; mouth fillet appliqued, slightly open with incised teeth.

Height 11.5 cm
Outside Diameter 13 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Conyers Read, 1965

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