Vessel fragment/Potsherd with frog or lizard effigy
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1000-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Venezuelan Neoindian Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
label: Seller
content: Christian F. Witzke, Non-Indian, 1856-1921
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Christian F. Witzke (1856-1921, director of the National Museums of Venezuela); purchased by George Heye from Christian Witzke in 1915.
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place: label: Place
content: Las Mesitas, near Teta de Niquitao; Boconó Municipality; Trujillo State, Andean Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Venezuelan Neoindian Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/8619
label: Barcode
content: 048619.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Vessel fragment/Potsherd with frog or lizard effigy
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 7 x 5.5 x 1.5 cm