Snuff Tube
1900.29.0002
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Snuff Tube (1900.29.0002) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Formative Period |
Date | 3000 - 300 BC |
Culture | Ecuadorian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.4 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 2.7 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.0 cm |
Weight | 12 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
Manufacturing Processes | Firing, Handbuilding, Piercing |
Research Remarks
Description | Similar piece in Lathrap's text under Catalog of Exhibits (item 482, p.104). “482. Ceramic snuffing tube for inhaling snuff...“ |
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Published Description | Under Review |
Bibliography | Lathrap, Donald. Ancient Equador: Culture, Clay, and Creativity 3000-300 BC. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1975. |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
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Reproduction | no |
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