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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Water Jar (Cántaro)
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Ceramic
Materials:earthenware with slip decoration
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Guerrero; San Miguel Guapa
Measurements:whole: 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 49.53 x 34.29 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.607
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Ovocylindrical in shape with high, straight neck, 3 looped handles on sides below shoulder. Sand colored with reddish-brown design of grasses and small birds. Lower part of body has no slip.

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