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Whistling Effigy Jar
Whistling Effigy Jar

Whistling Effigy Jar

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 200 BCE–200 CE
MediumEarthenware; brown unslipped, highly burnished
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 8 3/8 × 7 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (21.3 × 19.4 × 19.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Tobie Surprenant
Object number2004.7
On View
On view
ProvenanceCollection of Mr. Tobie Surprenant since the 1950s; given to NCMA 2004
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