Jar
34-25-186
From: Brazil | Vicinity of Santarem
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 34-25-186 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Brazil | Vicinity of Santarem |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay |
| Description | Buff ware; annular base; decorated with human features in low relief; body with toads (?) and bird (?) heads in full relief; and, just below bird (?) heads are hind legs of frogs in low relief with bifurcated bosses below; incised vertical lines between the full relief figures divide the body into quadrants; tall narrow neck divided into three zones by constrictions; on uppermost zone decoration is incised arcs and punctates, with encircling lines around rim; middle zone horizontal but undecorated; lower zone decorated with incised arcs and punctates; around rim of base there is a double fillet. |
| Height | 17.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from John Mayer, 1934 |
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