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vessel with handle, surmounted by female head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body

Vessel, 1930

Mangbetu

G236

bust of young man with medium-length curly hair; man wears draping garment with low neckline with knot on PR shoulder; bare PR arm; mottled patina

Saint John the Baptist, c. 1505

Benedetto da Rovezzano

G340

Leda and the Swan, c. 1858

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

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Round bodied vessel with short, slightly tapered neck and flaring mouth; neck decorated with three pairs of tan and light brown stripes, brown stripe with tan diagonal lines and large tan stripe under mouth

Pot, Date Unknown

Djenne

G236

Figure with close fitting headdress. White earthenware with pale sraw glaze, painted with black and red pigments fired into glaze.

Figure on Horse, 7th century

China

G207

faux-Egyptian cityscape with geometric motifs; stylized cat and owl

Pedestal, c. 1911

Fernand Cesar Auguste Bernard James Moreau; Manufacturer: Northwestern Terra-Cotta Company (Norweta)

G379

Decorative Frieze from old Farmers and Merchants Bank, Hector Minnesota; terra cotta

Section of a frieze, 1916

George Grant Elmslie; Manufacturer: American Terra Cotta and Ceramic Company

G300

Attendant, standing figure, small. Black stand.

Attendant, 386-535

China

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incised arcs and leaf-like designs on shoulder; wide mouth, flaring slightly outward

Vessel, Date Unknown

Lobi

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tan panel with two designs of scalloped leaves, buds and geometric designs; symmetrical decorations

Main building cornice panel, 1936

George Grant Elmslie; Manufacturer: Midland Terra Cotta Company, Chicago, Illinois; Modeler: Fritz Albert

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thick, flat base; rounded body; pair of thick, round, domed handles; square opening for cover with bowl-like finial; body decorated with three applied animals

Vessel with Cover, Date Unknown

Dagari

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rounded bottom with small flat foot; pointed shoulder; neck flares out to point, inward and out at mouth; two hands- one extending down from neck, one extending up from shoulder; two incised crescents and two incised lizards

Ritual Vessel, Date Unknown

Dagari

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rounded bottom; pointed shoulder; small, cup-shaped mouth with zigzag edge; arm and hand extending from shoulder up to near mouth; incised lizard on shoulder

Ritual Vessel, Date Unknown

Dagari

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cylindrical form; small face with large features; arms held away from body with hands on abdomen; torso only; vertical form on stomach

Burial Figure, 10th-13th century

Nok

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3 upper bodies of figures extending up from vessel shoulder, reaching backward to hold rim; bust of woman on cover; dark patina

Effigy Vessel, 20th century

Mali or Nigeria

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woman sitting on her knees with her head thrown back; woman has very long extended tongue; small leopard biting woman's tongue and neck

Figure of a woman being bitten by a leopard, Date Unknown

Djenne

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vessel with handle, surmounted by male head; opening of vessel is through top of figure's headdress; surface has glossy appearance; dark clay body

Vessel in the shape of a Male Head, 1930

Mangbetu

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Terra-cotta pipe with wood mouth piece; back of pipe has anthropomorphic figure with bull-like head; and around bottom are 3 animal heads with horns.

Pipe, late 19th century

Bamum

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Rounded body with round bottom; slightly sloping shoulder; long thin neck, very slightly flaring at mouth; red body with geometric decorations of lines and triangles on shoulder in tan and grey

Pot, Date Unknown

Djenne

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Small cup with slight flare near base; red body with decorations around mouth incised lines and hatched designs in brown and tan

Cup, Date Unknown

Djenne

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abstracted male figure with a cone-shaped body; small, loop-like arms; round head with drooping eyes, wide frowning mouth and long pointed beard; protruding round ears near front of head

Abstracted Male Figure, Date Unknown

Nok

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Figure of Buddhist priest (?) playing flute.

Figure of Buddhist priest (?), 386-535

China

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top part of head to chin; extremely large eyes with incised pupils; slightly protruding lips; flat ears with incised canals; hairstyle with 2 earlike tufts on back of head (PL tuft missing)

Head, Date Unknown

Nok

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Attendant, 386-535

China

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signed and dated on base, JBt. Carpeaux, 1874

Eve Emportant le Fruit de Mal (Eve Chassee du Paradis Terrestre), 1874

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

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Rooster; Daoist symbol for the Principle. 'The Gentle; Wind' (Sun=) see cat. card for better description.

Rooster, 618-906

China

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Allegorical Scene: Hercules, 17th century

Camillo Pacetti

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kneeling female figure with knees apart and hands resting on thighs; large flat head; 2 piercings in PL ear; holes at chest, hips, knees, crotch, back and back and top of head

Female Figure, c. 800 BCE - 100 CE

Colombia

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Figure, woman, holding bird

Figure of a Woman, before 1950

China

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Horse, terra cotta, small figure

Horse, 386-535

China

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Standing figure of woman with elaborate painted sleeves and long pendant cuffs. Polychromed in blue, red and green, Pattern on panel in front of skirt.

Standing Figure of Woman, before 1950

China

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Standing figure of woman with elaborate painted sleeves and long pendant cuffs. Polychromed in blue, red and green. Pattern on panel in front of skirt.

Standing Figure of Woman, before 1950

China

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Attendant, terra cotta, standing figure, black stand.

Attendant, 386-535

China

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Buffalo or Ox, 386-535

China

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signed and dated on bottom JBt. Carpeaux,1872

Eve apres la Faute, 1872

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

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Attendant, standing figure, small

Attendant, 386-535

China

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standing figure with thick legs and protruding knees; hands on hips; scattered lightly incised details

Standing Figure, c. 800 BCE - 100 CE

Colombia

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pair of figures seated next to each other; wide bodies and necks; very large lips; figure on R has 2 topknots

Pair of Figures, c. 500 BCE - 500 CE

Sokoto

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figure (head, arms, body and legs to knees) with arms outstretched; pursed lips; long face; very large eyes; bearded

Priest Figure, 15th-18th century

Koma

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female figure with rounded body covered with protrusions; large holes in ears with hanging hoop earrings; small foot; 2 faces with wide, gaping mouths

Itante Healing Vessel, 20th century

Cham

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long, thin face with very high-set eyes and very long nose on a long neck; small ears

Head, 10th-16th century

Bura

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round bodied container; wide mouth; decorated overall with horizontal lines, some with vertical indentations, two zig-zaged rows with small applied pieces at corners of zigzags, and two rows of arcs

Vessel, Date Unknown

Nupe

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small, flat foot; bulbous, rounded body; short neck with outward-flaring mouth; incised design of zigzags and arcs around neck

Vessel, Date Unknown

Lobi

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round-bodied with rounded bottom; wide mouth, flaring slightly outward; decorated overall with incised arcs and lines in five bands

Vessel, Date Unknown

Nupe

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head with flat features; large eyes, small mouth; wearing a hood

Hooded Priest, c. 500 BCE - 500 CE

Nok

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bell-shaped base; seated figure with arms extended over edge of base; sphinx-like pose; figure has wide nose; wearing necklace

Figure from a Burial Vessel, Date Unknown

Nok

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body only; colunmar shape, with no leg designations; hands under large collar

Kuchamfa-Style Female, c. 500 BCE - 500 CE

Nok

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head with pointed chin, small pointed beard, large eyes, wide nostrils and elaborate hairstyle

King Head, 500 BCE - 500 CE

Nok

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pipe stem and bowl; stem of pipe has a metal spike through it; stem is reddish in color with faces carved into it that form four rows--in first and fourth row faces are right side up, and in second and third row faces are upside down; bowl of pipe is dark brown and L-shaped; there is a curved element, similar to a trigger shape, connecting the vertical and horizontal elements of bowl; horizontal element has three human figures with upraised arms bent at the elbow, round stomachs, and truncated legs and feet; the top of the bowl and the end of the bowl, near the rim, have carved bands

Pipe stem and pipe bowl, 20th century

Bamum

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into labia; carved design resembling a palm tree is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like

Pipe, mid 20th century

Yaka

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into phallus; carved design resembling the letter "m" is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like

Pipe, mid 20th century

Yaka

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Benjamin Franklin, American, 1771

France

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'Madonna and Child with John the Baptist', ceramic, Italian cat. card dims D45', medium - terra cotta

Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist in Tondo, c. 1520

Attributed to Fra Mattia (Marco Giovanni della Robbia); Artist: Formerly attributed to Andrea della Robbia

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knob-shaped object with hole through center; geometric design with parallel lines and circles on bottom

Spindle Whorl, c. 800 BCE - 100 CE

Colombia

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terra cotta with traces of pigments. Wood stand shaped to support horse.

Woman Riding a Horse, 618-906

China

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Seat, miniature size, with five figures above, two birds and two busts below all in low relief. Hollow, two holes at edge in lower frieze. Possibly Coptic.

Seat, 1st-5th century

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reproduction; in style of Tang Dynasty

Black Horse, late 19th-early 20th century

China

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tallest figure in center, with 3 other smaller figures surrounding it; possible 4th figure in front; 2 metal bells and small terra cotta vessels tucked between figures and cloth wraps

Power Object (bocio), Date Unknown

Fon

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Portrait of a Man, 1895

Jakob Fjelde

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Rooster, 386-535

China

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Vessel, Date Unknown

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Bird, 386-535

China

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Guardian figure, 618-907

China

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