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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.
Artist/Maker
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
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
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