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Sun and moon vessel
Sun and moon vessel
Sun and moon vessel
DepartmentLatin America

Sun and moon vessel

NameVessel
Maker Jorge Wilmot (Mexican, 1928 - 2012)
Date1970s
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, glazes
Dimensions3 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (10 × 9 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.6
Object numberA.2016.67.6
DescriptionVessel with sun on one side, moon on the other, and a vertical brown line down the narrower sides, with small groupings of three dots flanking near top and bottom. Off-white, brown and blue.
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