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Otter200 BCE–500 CE

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Burnished reddish-brown ceramic vessel modeled as a reclining animal figure, with a tubular neck opening at one end and stubby protrusions suggesting ears or limbs
Ceramic effigy vessel with burnished red-brown slip, modeled in a reclining form with raised limbs and a curved neck spout, smooth hand-built surface with applied sculptural details.

Unknown, Otter, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Otter
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 in. (16.51 × 11.43 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.161a
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas

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