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Art of the Ancient Americas
Artist: Unknown
Pair of Cargardores
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Ceramic
cargador 1: 7.59 × 10.69 × 15.39 cm (3 × 4 3/16 × 6 1/16 in.)
cargador 2: 7.52 × 10.64 × 16.61 cm (2 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
cargador 2: 7.52 × 10.64 × 16.61 cm (2 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
Gift of Theodore N. Kaplan and Henry Tobin
2016.148.3.1-.2
Geography:
Mexico
Culture:
Mexico, Colima, Comala Style
Period:
Protoclassic Period
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Purchased from Lands Beyond, New York 1990 #3292, # 3293
Sotheby's NY lot 425a, b.
Arther N. Seiff, NY prior to 1970
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
