caryatid jar
11563
From: United States of America | Missouri | Scott County (uncertain) | Mississippi County (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 11563 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mound (Culture) |
Provenience | United States of America | Missouri | Scott County (uncertain) | Mississippi County (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay |
Description | Buff ware, smoked. Annular base upon which are seated 3 human figures with hands on knees and supporting on their shoulders a plain bottle of the usual type - globular body and long, slightly concave neck. |
Height | 16.5 cm |
Length | 11.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 8.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Edward Drinker Cope, 1892 |
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