Unknown Central and South American
Ocarina in the shape of a seated male

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Ocarina in the shape of a seated male
Artist
CultureJama Coaque
Titles
  • Ocarina in the shape of a seated male
Date200 BC–800 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (21 × 10.5 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.293
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.293
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed sticker on back lower left: 6

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