Three-head Vessel

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Three-head Vessel
Three-head Vessel
Datec. 650-800 CE
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 in. × 6 in. × 5 1/4 in. (18.4 × 15.2 × 13.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.41
Not on view
DescriptionRed clay vessel with elongated neck in the shape of a stylized human head and two additional human heads on either side of the neck atop the vessel's shoulder. rounded handle at back behind neck and parralele with side heads.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 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.
Inscribed "90.37.7" on bottom in black ink.
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Date: c. 700-950 CE
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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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© Jeffrey Gibson. Image courtesy of artist. Photo by Pete Mauney. For educational purposes only…
Jeffrey Gibson
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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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Photograph by Dave Revette.
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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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Medium: Ceramic
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Photograph by John Bentham.
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