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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Mother and Child
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Mother and Child

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Dateca. 500 BCE-200 CE
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 4 in. (19.4 x 9.5 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.1
    DescriptionThe mother and child theme has been found since earliest times in Africa. It was even of central importance in ancient Egypt as seen in the stories of the goddess Isis and her child Horus, in which the king was the living Horus and his mother, the equivalent of Isis.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    664-332 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamileke people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guna people
    ca. 1950
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1860
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)