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Bowl

Nayarit, West Mexico
Bowl
 100 BCE-250 CE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
5.6 × 19.0 cm diameter

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
2004.325

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

Physical description
Cream coloured clay fabric with black resist and red slip designs. Inside red circular bands with a cross inside. The outer surface contains four quadrants with black anthropomorphic creatures.

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