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Lid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, large head and hands on the knees, body with modeled forms, pigment.
Burial Urn
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Burial Urn

Maker Mosquito Artist
Date1100-1538 CE
Place of originMagdalena River, Colombia, South America
MediumCeramic
Dimensionsurn: 9 3/4 x 9 x 9 in. (24.8 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
lid: 10 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.7 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.166
Collections
Visual DescriptionLid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, large head and hands on the knees, body with modeled forms, pigment.
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Burial Urn
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c. 1200-1500
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Chimila Artist
1100-1538 CE
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Mexican Artist
300 - 100 B.C.
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Burial Urn
Chimila Artist
1100-1538 CE
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Burial Urn
Chimila Artist
c. 1200-1500
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100 BC-100 AD
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