Ancestor Pair
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Ancestor Pair

TitleAncestor Pair
Date1st century BCE–3rd century CE
MediumCeramic
ClassificationCeramics-Sculpture
OriginIxtlán del Río
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of The Andrall and Joanne Pearson Collection, 2005
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Ancestor Pair” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1st century BCE–3rd century CE. It is executed in ceramic and classified as ceramics-sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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