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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.184
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Effigy vessel in the shape of an owl
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1200-1400
Culture
Native American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228231

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Clay
Dimensions
16.5 × 12.1 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: bottom, red ink: 6 [encircled]
  • label: bottom, blue ballpoint ink: CASAS GRANDE polychrome ware / EFFIGY VESSEL P. IV 1400 A.D.
  • label: bottom, under another label, typed: [illegible, obscured]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Goodman, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1962

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Goodman
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.184
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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