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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Cup with handle
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Photo by Bryan Edwards, Class of 2019. For educational purposes only.
Datec. 1900
MediumTerracotta with paint
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. × 5 in. × 3 1/2 in. (4.4 × 12.7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.521
Not on view
DescriptionSmall red clay cup with one handle decorated with dots and lines in red on buff paint. Said to be from the Mohave region of Arizona/California.

Additional Details

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings Adhesive label on bottom in handwritten ink: NA-SW / 6
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on bottom: E169
Oil lamp
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: c. 250-400 CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: INV.654
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Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.516
Photograph by David Revette.
Date: c. 1875-1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.530
Bowl
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.525
Jar
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.524
Cup
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: c. 150-300 CE
Medium: Clay
Object number: INV.789
Photograph by David Revette.
Date: c. 1885-1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.528
Photograph by John Bentham.
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.519
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Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with polychrome slip and paint
Object number: 2001.1.11
Tripod Bowl
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Polychrome ceramic and red paint
Object number: 2001.1.24
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
Date: c. 610-650 CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.5
Kiva bowl
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.526