Jar

Jar

Polychrome bowl with handles. Burnished; red, cream and black slip. Main body of pattern is around the shoulder of the bowl. The pattern is repeated four times around the bowl. Design pattern is a parallelogram with serrated edges and three interior black lines. The pattern center is a simplistic butterfly.
  • Object: Jar
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: 200 B.C.
  • Dimensions: 6" diameter 4 1/2" tall
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica
  • Cultural Group: Chupicuaro, Guanajuato, West Mexico
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Ken Murphy
  • Catalog #: 90.142