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Figure of a potter

Figure of a potter
 100 BCE-250 CE

Medium
earthenware
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
18.4 × 13.3 × 10.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Nayarit, West Mexico, Mexico
Accession Number
2004.336
Department
Pre-Columbian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Todd Barlin, Governor, 2004
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
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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