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House Effigy Group

OriginJalisco, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, white slip, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 33 x 33 cm (7 x 13 x 13 in.)
DescriptionJalisco village vessel, Late Formative period, in the form of a cross, each side surmounted by a small square-shaped house with pointed roof. Each interior side has a horizontal opening, and with central circular opening. The vessel is painted in tan pigment.


Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.57
Classifications
Ancient Americas
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
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Seated Female Figure
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
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Human Head Effigy Vessel
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
500-800
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Multiple-face Jar
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.39
Dog and Kennel
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1230
Figural Group of a Mother and Child
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
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Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187