Double Whistling Vessel

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Double Whistling Vessel
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. 1470-1550 C.E.
MediumBlackware ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. × 7 in. × 3 3/4 in. (17.1 × 17.8 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.42
Not on view
DescriptionBlackware narrow-necked double whistling vessel with a double-chambered globular body, slightly hyperboloid necks, flattened lips, and a thick bridge handle extending between the necks incised with different, simple geometric patterns on each side. There is a modeled/molded feline sitting on top of the neck with the larger lip.

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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.).

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 2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery); by gift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Gift of Mrs. Curtis Delano Sluman.
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© Ibrahim Said. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, …
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