Crescent-shaped container with cylindrical neck
Crescent-shaped container with cylindrical neck

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Crescent-shaped container with cylindrical neck,

1000–1600

Eastern Woodland
1998-531

Information

Title
Crescent-shaped container with cylindrical neck
Dates

1000–1600

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 14.5 cm., w. 18.3 cm., diam. 9.1 cm. (5 11/16 x 7 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-531
Place Made

North America, United States

Culture
Native American, Woodland Tradition
Period
Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
Type
vessels (containers), oil paintings, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
crescents (shapes)

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