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Owl200 BCE–500 CE

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Earthenware ceramic vessel modeled as a stout bird figure with a tall cylindrical spout rising from its back, ochre and rust-brown surface with three claw-like feet

Unknown, Owl, 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
Owl
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 9 in. (26.04 x 20.96 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.177
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.

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