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Alcarraza in the shape of a house

San Agustín, Upper Magdalena Region - Regional Classical Period1/900

Museo del Oro, Bogotá

Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia

Twin-spouted pottery container or alcarraza in the form of a house with gabled roof, decorated with red negative paint. There is a painted face, also in red, at each end.

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  • Title: Alcarraza in the shape of a house
  • Creator: San Agustín, Upper Magdalena Region - Regional Classical Period
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/900
  • Creator Nationality: Colombia
  • Creator Death Place: Colombia
  • Creator Birth Place: Colombia
  • Date: 1/900
  • Physical Dimensions: w77 x h120 mm
  • Type: Ceramic
  • External Link: People and Gold in Pre-Hispanic Colombia
  • Technique: Modeled in clay and painted
  • Finding: Colombia, Huila, San Agustín
  • Accession number: C12829
Museo del Oro, Bogotá

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