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altar figure

Stoneware, Cone 6 Oxidation
27x13x14 in. (assembled)
2025

This piece is comprised of six individual components that stack on top of one another to form a figure. When disassembled, they can be arranged as an altar piece.

A majority of the most substantial surface decoration is limited to the areas which cannot be seen when the figure is standing. In order to access this information, one must deconstruct the figure.

There are two additional figures that may flank the central altar piece, as well as a number of small ritual vessels.

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a version of the full altar set-up, including the two tertiary figures and some ritual vessels.



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