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Ancestral Pueblo. <em>Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird</em>, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)
Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)
Ancestral Pueblo. <em>Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird</em>, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)

Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)

Ancestral Pueblo. <em>Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird</em>, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view2.jpg)

Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view2.jpg)

Ancestral Pueblo. <em>Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird</em>, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view3.jpg)

Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view3.jpg)

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Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird

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CULTURE Ancestral Pueblo
MEDIUM Clay, slip, pigment
DATES Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II
DIMENSIONS 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.10820
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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Ancestral Pueblo. <em>Pitcher in the Shape of a Bird</em>, Probably 900–1100, Pueblo II. Clay, slip, pigment, 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody, 03.325.10820. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.325.10820_view1.jpg)

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