Pot with Snake

Jean Sahme, Pot with Snake, ca. 1987, fired clay with clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.172

Jean Sahme, Pot with Snake, ca. 1987, fired clay with clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.172

Jean Sahme, Pot with Snake, ca. 1987, fired clay with clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.172

Jean Sahme, Pot with Snake, ca. 1987, fired clay with clay slip, 5 x 11 ⁵⁄₈ in. (12.7 x 29.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.172

Artwork Details

Title: Pot with Snake
Artist: Jean Sahme
Date: ca. 1987
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 5 x 11 ⁵⁄₈ in. (12.7 x 29.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line: Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums: clay
Mediums Description: fired clay with clay slip
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Subjects: Object — other — container
Abstract — geometric
Animal — reptile — snake
Object Number: 1997.124.172
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.172

Works by this artist (1 item)

Jean Sahme, Pot with Snake, ca. 1987, fired clay with clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1997.124.172

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Dateca. 1987

fired clay with clay slip

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