Vessel in the form of a bird

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Title	Vessel in the form of a bird
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mexico)
Date	1100-1299
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Ceramic | Ceramic, pigment

Size:

7 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (19.4 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm)

Creation Place:

Central America, Mexico

Culture:

Central America, Mexico

Physical Description:

Bird Effigy Pot,polychrome earthenware,Mexico Casas Grandes,XIIc. Red, black, and brown on cream slip, coffee bean eyes, upturned tail, parrot beak

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Accession Number:

83.90.2

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009