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Olla (water jar)

1860s–70s
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with red, black, and brown slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 25.4 cm (6 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession number93.8
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, probably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 3, 1893)

NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.

Jar
A.D. 500–1550
Cylinder vase
A.D. 600–700
Cylinder vase
A.D. 700–800
Cylinder vase
A.D. 650–800
Human face effigy vessel
200 B.C.–A.D. 300
Cylinder vase
A.D. 680–750
Restricted
A.D. 680–750
Restricted
A.D. 680–750
Restricted
A.D. 680–750