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Collections

Caiman Effigy Vessel800–1600 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with boat-shaped body, central cylindrical neck, smaller side spout, and sculpted animal head with ridged detailing projecting to the left
Title
Caiman Effigy Vessel
Culture
Tairona
Place Made
Colombia, Tairona
Date Made
800–1600 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
8 3/8 × 11 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (21.27 × 28.58 × 19.37 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.417
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas