Jar with opposing handles

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Jar with opposing handles
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 (With handle): 7 1/4 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (18.4 × 20.3 × 14 cm) Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.516
Not on view
DescriptionSmall clay vessel with two handles and red, cream, and black decoration. Said to be from New Mexico.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
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 ink: NA-SW 1
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on bottom: E127
Photograph by John Bentham.
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.519
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.517
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Date: c. 1875-1900
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Object number: 1984.530
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Photograph by John Bentham.
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Date: c. 960-1279
Medium: Ceramic with black glaze
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Photograph by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 750-600 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.2
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Date: c. 1900
Medium: Terracotta with paint
Object number: 1984.523