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Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Jar

Artist/Maker Calima Valley del Cauca, Colombia
Date300-1300
CultureCalima
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (23.5 x 25.1 x 24.4 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0243.71
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionA small seated human figure with hand to chin is depicted on the shoulder of the jar. The cardinal points (north, south, east and west) are marked by the figure, a symbol resembling a phallus, and two nipples which are perforated to the inside of the vessel giving it many of the characteristics which identify it with the demorphism found in the Calima ceramics, Yotoco phase, of the Valle del Cauca in Colombia.
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