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Collections

Turtle Vessel with Human Head200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Burnished ceramic vessel modeled as a four-legged animal with a large domed body, spiral horn, and wing-like side projections, in deep mahogany and brick-red tones
Title
Turtle Vessel with Human Head
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Ceramic with red slip
Dimensions
7 x 12 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (17.78 x 31.12 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Manfred and Barbara Waserman
Accession Number
AC1999.114.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas