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Tripod vessel
Tripod vessel

Tripod vessel

MediumCeramic
Dimensions6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (16.5 × 13 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Object numberA 1769
DescriptionBroken

Broken tripod jar that's missing one of its legs. Several pieces of the jar are mended back together. Jar is terracotta with a curved outward mouth and a rounded bottom at the base. The remaining two legs have a decoration of five holes arranged to resemble a face. Remnants of a painted decoration on the jar body.
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Collections
Male figure
JALISCO
300 B.C. - 300 A.D.
Jar
Costa Rica
Tripod jar
TANG DYNASTY
618-906 A.D.
Jar
PUEBLO
Jar
China
Bowl or water vessel
Caddoan Mississippi (Arkansas Mound Builders)
800 - 1400 A.D.