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Jar
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Jar

Artist/Maker (Ecuador)
Date1100-300 BCE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (16.8 x 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bischoff
Terms
    Object number84.0242.01
    DescriptionAccording to Funes Sanchez (1970:163) there is some evidence that Indians of Ecuador regard snakes as symbols of power, wisdom and fertility. The more sophisticated Chorrera style integrated decorative forms into a total concept for each vessel. The serpent body coils around the jar, slyly referring to the coils of clay used by the potter to form the vessel. The fer-de-lance is a venomous snake related to the rattlesnake which is found in tropical America.
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