The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Sea Lion Hunt Bottle

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Robert Davidson: Influence of His Ancestors

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Artist Robert Davidson, whose work is featured in the exhibition The Coe Collection of American Indian Art (on view December 6, 2011–October 14, 2012), discusses the influence of his ancestors on his own art.

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Sea Lion Hunt Bottle

Date:: 6th–7th century
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Moche
Medium:: Ceramic
Dimensions:: H. 9 x W. 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics-Containers
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1961
Accession Number:: 1978.412.69

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