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Datec. 100 BCE - 250 CE
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. × 3 in. × 3 1/2 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
Object number2001.1.43
Not on view
DescriptionRed clay human figure, likely male, wearing a hollow container on it's back with a head strap, possibly a water carrier?
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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.).
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 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levin.
Inscribed
"97.15" on bottom at left in red paint.
Date: c. 700-950 CE
Medium: Burnished ceramic with brown slip and red pigment
Object number: 2001.1.16