Ceremonial Vase
Date19th Century
Object PlaceIvory Coast, West Africa, Africa
MediumTerracotta
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions1 5/8 inches (4.13 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Joseph H. Boyer Memorial Fund
Terms
Object number72.246
DescriptionVase, in browns and tans. Large bulbous body, collar, wide mouth, and ring foot. Body decoration in high relief, widely spaced vertical forms of turtles, lizards, alligators, snakes, humans. Knobby middle ridge. Bottom half has striated bands and large leaf design.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, African
1100/1400
900/1200
3rd/2nd Century BC
500/300 BC
early 13th Century
13th Century
late 12th Century