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Figure of a potter

Nayarit, West Mexico
Figure of a potter
 100 BCE-250 CE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
18.4 × 13.3 × 10.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Nayarit, West Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
2004.336

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

Physical description
Tan clay fabric with black slip designs, takes the form of a human figure wearing numerous ornaments and holding a pottery vessel.

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