Female figurine rattle with geometric brown body decoration
Female figurine rattle with geometric brown body decoration

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Female figurine rattle with geometric brown body decoration,

1000–1505

2016-1315

Information

Title
Female figurine rattle with geometric brown body decoration
Dates

1000–1505

Medium
Ceramic with brown pigment
Dimensions
5.8 × 4.9 × 3 cm (2 5/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1315
Place Made

South America, Venezuela, Trujillo, Quebrada de Cuevas

Period
Mesoamerican cultures, styles and periods
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
pigment, ceramic
Subject
figures (representations), geometric patterns, women

Acquired by Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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