Shark-shaped vessel
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 37.5 x 22.5 cm (6 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
DescriptionColima shark-shaped vessel, Late Formative period, with open mouth and bared teeth. The eyes are incised, and the tail is striated. There are side and dorsal fins with a spout emerging from the side. The vessel is painted in brown pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.31
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
