Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - mermaid

NameRoof Ornament

Artist Artist unrecorded

Datec. 1950

Place madeNor Yungas Valley, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumCeramic, lichen

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (35 x 17 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2006.33.1

Collections

DescriptionCeramic roof tile house blessing ornament with image of reclining crowned mermaid looking in a mirror. Has attached lichens.

Artist unrecorded

c. 1950

Artist unrecorded

c. 1958

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1921

Artist unrecorded

19th century

Rita and Ivan Lewis

1986

Last quarter, 20th century

Ismael Gorriz

14th century

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c. 1958

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1990s

Artist unrecorded

c. 1960