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Otter200 BCE–500 CE

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Small terracotta ceramic vessel modeled as a rounded animal head with horn-like projections, incised almond-shaped eyes, and a spout opening at the mouth
Ceramic effigy vessel with burnished red-brown slip, rounded body with four upward-curving limb-like projections and a tubular spout, small circular details on surface.

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
4 × 10 × 4 1/2 in. (10.16 × 25.4 × 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.161b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas

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