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Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - Lion
Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - Lion
Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - Lion
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ceramic Roof Tile Ornament - Lion

NameRoof Ornament
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1950
Place madeNor Yungas Valley, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumCeramic, lichens
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (26.7 x 20 x 35 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2006.33.2
Collections
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