c 600-1500 AD. Subjects head protrudes from the front with arms partially relief carved on each side of the head. The rear is a bird head, the eyes pierced for effect. The broad face may represent an owl. Interlocking bird head symbols decorate the rim. Length 11.4″. Magnetite. Taino culture. Dominican Republic. Former collection of Gerald Murphy, Dominican Republic and Miami, deceased 1993.
Taino Anthropic Bowl, c 600-1500 AD, Magnetite, Dominican Republic, Gerald Murphy Collection.
