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CAS 0434-0019   CAS 0434-0019; Figurine (male deity?)
Category Pottery
Object Name Figurine (male deity?)
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Central Highlands, probably
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Mold-pressed flat-back figurine of deity? in standing position, shown with arms tucked against sides and hands held out in front at waist-level; Body has almost no detail; Figure has an open mouth, heavy brow, thick eyebrows above open eyes, and a prominent chin.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.2, Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0434-0006   CAS 0434-0006; Figurine mold
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Figurine mold
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northern Mexico
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Rubber; Plaster
Description Figurine mold; Reddish; Rounded back and top, flat base; Yellow rubber layer adhering to mold side; Removable white plaster block pushing rubber into mold.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.7, Thickness = 3.8, Length = 8.1

Catalog Number CAS 0601-0003   CAS 0601-0003; Ladle censer
Category Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle censer
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist. Michoacan
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1200
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Ladle censer with shallow, rounded bowl and tubular handle; Handle is closed but hollow with a distinct, flaring rim at the distal end; Proximal end of handle bulges into bowl; Distal end of the handle painted red, as is the rim of bowl; Inner bowl painted with a series of red lines; An uneven red band rings the handle near the proximal end, covering the repaired break; Red-brown with red paint.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.9, Thickness = 0.6, Max Diam = 20.0, Length = 37.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0434-0025   CAS 0434-0025; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northern Mexico
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small round jar with three pyramid-like handles; Holes puncture each handle at jar wall.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Thickness = 0.4, Rim Diam = 2.6, Max Diam = 3.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0097   CAS 0216-0097; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region North Africa
Country Algeria
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 38.0, Width = 27.0, Length = 13.4

Catalog Number CAS 0216-0180   CAS 0216-0180; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region North Africa
Country Egypt
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 4th-3rd century BCE
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.0, Width = 8.1, Length = 4.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0098   CAS 0216-0098; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region North Africa
Country Morocco
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data City: Fez
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Oil lamp with deep, round bowl-shaped drip saucer with central cylindrical support for oval reservoir whose rim is folded inward from two sides to form long, narrow wick channel; Very heavy cylindrical handle is attached to rim of reservoir, rises above its rim and then curves downward and is attached to side of drip saucer; Interior and exterior surfaces are coated with green glaze; Label on bottom reads “North Africa.”
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Width = 10.3, Length = 13.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0306   CAS 0216-0306; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region North Africa
Country Tunisia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Site: Carthage
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description Bowl-shaped oil lamp with wide, flat flaring rim and shallow depression in center; “Carthage 1918” printed on bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.2, Max Diam = 13.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0495-0005A-E   CAS 0495-0005A-E; Ceramic fragments (5)
Category Pottery
Object Name Ceramic fragments (5)
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Chile
State/Prov./Dist. Antofagasta
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9 to 9.7, Thickness = 0.6 to 4.0, Length = 2.9 to 11.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0495-0001A-D   CAS 0495-0001A-D; Ceramic and stone fragments (4)
Category Pottery; Raw Materials
Object Name Ceramic and stone fragments (4)
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Ecuador
State/Prov./Dist. Napo
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Santa Cecilia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = A=5.1; B=3.2; C=3.3; D=3.5, Thickness = A=1.5; B=1.1; C=0.8; D=2.3, Length = A=7.2; B=4.6; C=5.3; D=5.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0495-0010   CAS 0495-0010; Ceramic fragment
Category Pottery
Object Name Ceramic fragment
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Ancash
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0101   CAS 0216-0101; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Width = 6.6, Length = 13.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0192   CAS 0216-0192; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iraq
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Site: near Baghdad (Mesopotamia)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 13th century CE
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.6, Max Diam = 7.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0193   CAS 0216-0193; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iraq
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mesopotamia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 5th century BCE
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.1, Width = 6.9, Length = 11.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0195   CAS 0216-0195; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iraq
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mesopotamia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 13th century CE
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.0, Width = 6.2, Length = 14.2

Catalog Number CAS 0068-0002   CAS 0068-0002; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Lebanon
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data City: Beirut
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 200 CE
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Mold-pressed oil lamp with round, squat fuel reservoir with concave, closed top decorated with indeterminate design in low relief; 2 elongated wick spouts large wick holes at their ends extend out from front side of reservoir; Knob-like tab and perforated loop handle below it extend out from side of reservoir, opposite wick spouts; Exterior surface of lamp is slipped brick orange.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.1, Width = 8.8, Length = 16.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0190   CAS 0216-0190; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Saudi Arabia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.6, Width = 7.0, Length = 9.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0052   CAS 0216-0052; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Syria
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1600s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.5, Width = 4.4, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0172   CAS 0216-0172; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Syria
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1600s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.0, Width = 6.2, Length = 8.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0216-0174   CAS 0216-0174; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Syria
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Width = 7.0, Length = 11.9
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