The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bottle: Owl

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Robert Davidson's Work

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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 artwork of his ancestors.

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Bottle: Owl

Date:: 12th–5th century BCE
Geography:: Peru
Culture:: Cupisnique
Medium:: Ceramic
Dimensions:: H x W x D: 7 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 5 1/16 in. (20 x 12.5 x 12.9 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics-Containers
Credit Line:: Harris Brisbane Dick and Fletcher Funds, 1967
Accession Number:: 67.239.9

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