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Jaguar Effigy Incense Burner
Jaguar Effigy Incense Burner

Jaguar Effigy Incense Burner

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 300–1000
MediumCeramic
Dimensionsoverall: 11 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (29.8 × 11.7 × 19.1 cm)
height, width, and depth (base): 5 × 4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (12.7 × 11.7 × 19.1 cm)
height, width, and depth (top): 6 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (17.1 × 11.7 × 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Clifton F. Mountain and Mrs. Marilyn T. Mountain
Object number96.4.25/a-b
On View
On view
Published ReferencesDave Owen, "As I See It." North Carolina Museum of Art Preview and Calendar of Events (Sept/Oct 2000), 29, illus. (b-w).

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions," September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998)

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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