Mexico, Olmec

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Description

Whistle: Olmec God
ca. 1200 BCE ca. 400 BCE
Ceramic
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 2 7/8" OVERALL
Ceramic whistle of an elderly Olmec god; figure has an extended jaw line and single large ear spool; mouthpiece on rear with 491.

Date

ca. 1200 BCE ca. 400 BCE

Creator

Mexico, Olmec

Source

Caroline Tarbell Tupper Collection of Pre-Columbian Art

Identifier

2016.008.003

Citation

Mexico, Olmec, “Mexico, Olmec,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed December 3, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/16480.