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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Burial Urn
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Burial Urn

Maker Colombia, Lower Magdalena River, Moskito
Date1100-1538 CE
Made/manufacturedSouth 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
DescriptionLid surmounted by a seated figure on a stool, large head and hands on the knees, body with modeled forms, pigment.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Colombia, Lower Magdalena River, Moskito
c. 1200-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Chimila, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River
1100-1538 CE
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Chimila, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River
c. 1200-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Chimila, Colombia, Lower Magdalena River
1100-1538 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Columbia, Tamalameque
c. 1200 - 1500
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Mexico, Colima
300 - 100 B.C.
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Zapotec, Valley of Oaxaca
300 - 500
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Nayarit (Mexico)
100 BC-100 AD
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Maya, Mexico/Guatemala, Usumacinta River region
600-800
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Olmec, Mexico
1000-300 BCE
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Costa Rica, Chira Island, Gulf of Nicoya, Murillo
1200-1550