Pot in the form of a sleeping animal with a long snout
Pot in the form of a sleeping animal with a long snout

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Pot in the form of a sleeping animal with a long snout,

1000–500 BCE

Chorrera

L.1990.90

Information

Title
Pot in the form of a sleeping animal with a long snout
Dates

1000–500 BCE

Medium

Burnished brownware clay

Dimensions

h. 7.6 cm., diam. 12.3 cm. (3 x 4 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Promised bequest of Gillett G. Griffin

Object Number
L.1990.90
Place Made

South America, Ecuador, Guayas

Culture
Valdivia, Chorrera
Type
ceramics, pots
Materials
ceramic
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
mammals

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