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Bowl
Bowl
Date100 BCE-750 CE
MediumPolychrome ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.39
On view
DescriptionSmall flared, flat bottomed red clay polychrome slip-painted bowl depicting a two-headed creature around the exterior with feet, faces, and protruding tongues pointing towards eachother and linked with a linear geometric design as the body. The being most likely depicts a cetepide diety (or the Nasca Serpentine Creature) with stylized segmented body and legs. The protruding tounges may signify that the being is a "trophy head taster."
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).

2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - Present (no cat.).
Provenance 2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery); by gift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Gift of Mrs. Curtis Delano Sluman.
Markings Marked in back ink on bottom: 93.32.3
Bowl
Bowl
Date: c. 250-950 CE
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.20
Bowl
Bowl
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with polychrome slip
Object number: 2001.1.22
Tripod Bowl
Tripod Bowl
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Polychrome ceramic and red paint
Object number: 2001.1.24
Cylinder Vessel
Cylinder Vessel
Date: c. 600-900 CE
Medium: Ceramic with incised relief
Object number: 2001.1.12
© Craig Zammiello and the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University School of …
Goliath
Craig Zammiello
Date: 2018
Medium: Photogravure, direct gravure, spit-bite, screenprint, collage on digital chine collé
Object number: 2024.11.1
© Craig Zammiello and the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University School of …
Hercules
Craig Zammiello
Date: 2018
Medium: Photogravure, direct gravure, spit-bite, screenprint, collage on digital chine collé
Object number: 2024.11.2
© David Kennedy Cutler. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton C…
Mount
David Kennedy Cutler
Date: 2011
Medium: Archival inkjet on Japanese paper, data of compact disks, and pigmented cotton
Object number: 2016.16
Photograph by John Bentham.
Nativity
Date: c. 1500-1510
Medium: Limewood with polychrome and gilding
Object number: 2009.6
Effigy Pedestal Bowl with Lid
Effigy Pedestal Bowl with Lid
Date: c. 300-450 CE
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.17a-b
Cruse
Cruse
Date: date unknown
Medium: Alabaster
Object number: INV.666
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Cylinder Vessel
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Ceramic with polychrome slip and paint
Object number: 2001.1.11
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
Belial Figure
David Smith
Date: 1945
Medium: Bronze
Object number: 1986.20