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Conch Vessel
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Conch Vessel

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureColima
Dateca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsh. 6 in. (15.2 cm); w. 10 in. (25.4 cm); d. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of Elizabeth Huth Coates
Object number97.1.4
Geography
Place madeMexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionClay vessel. Conch shell shaped vessel, flat bottom, spout near points, repaired areas extending over entire surface, replacement piece on front point.Provenance(W. Douglas Hague, San Francisco, CA, by 1972); by purchase from W. Douglas Hague to Elizabeth Huth Coates (nee Maddux) (1909-1996), San Antonio, TX, May 1, 1972; by bequest from the estate of Elizabeth Huth Coates to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1997.
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Nancy B. Negley.
Conch Shell Trumpet
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.- A.D. 300
San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Funerary Urn with Lid
Unknown
Culture: Maya
ca. A.D. 500-950
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Fund.
Hairpin with an ibex-head finial
Culture: Greek
3rd-2nd century BC
The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Double-spouted bridge vessel in the form of a male porter
Unknown
Culture: Lima-Nievería/Provincial Wari
ca. A.D. 600-1000
San Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Jar
Culture: Egyptian
ca. 2686-2181 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Camden Ernest.
Vessel with Man Carrying a Llama
Unknown
Culture: Chimú
ca. A.D. 1200
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of the Alex Katz Foundation.
Night Window
Merlin James
2017-2018
Image Not Available for Two Dogs with Vessel
Two Dogs with Vessel
Unknown
Culture: Jalisco
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 200
Image Not Available for House with Male Figure
House with Male Figure
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Duff.
Vessel with Architectural Motif
Unknown
Culture: Viru
ca. 200 B.C.
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Free-Blown Bottle with Thread Decoration
7th-8th century A.D.
Gift of Mrs. H. Haskell Ziperman.
Miniature Vessel
Unknown
Culture: Gran Coclé
ca. A.D. 800-1500

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