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Bat Effigy Vessel

CultureTairona
OriginColumbia
Date1000-1500
MediumEarthenware, ochre pigment, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 28 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 11 x 6 1/2 in.)
DescriptionTairona tetra pod crescent-form effigy vessel, four-legged boat-shaped, surmounted on one end is a seated male figure wearing monster mask. At the other end is a bottle-shaped spout at the other end and there is a large spout flaring from the centre. It is painted in black-black.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.174
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Andean
Status
On view
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