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Collections

Crab Vessel200 BCE–400 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Small burnished ceramic animal figure with a rounded body, four stubby legs, pointed snout, and two upright ears, covered in mottled brick-red and charcoal slip

Unknown, Crab Vessel, 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
Crab Vessel
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
8 × 8 × 6 in. (20.32 × 20.32 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.163
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.