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Duck effigy vessel

Olmec, Las Bocas, Central Mexico
Duck effigy vessel
 Middle Formative 800 BCE-300 BCE

Medium
earthenware, pigment

Measurements
19.1 × 15.6 × 22.8 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Las Bocas, Central Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC13-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Effigy vessel in duck form, incised.

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