Worked Potsherds
Unperforated worked sherds. Photo left to right: A, B, C.
A. 5/8" diameter made from two kinds of clay, red and gray...one side is unfinished the other is burnished with red slip.
B. 3/4" diameter-made from a gray colored clay-back has been numbered 1028.
C. 11/16" diameter-made from a gray colored clay-one side is unfinished, the other has been slipped with white and has black stripes.
- Object: Worked Potsherds
- Artist: -
- Circa: Prehistoric
- Dimensions: A: 5/8" diam.; B. 3/4" diam. C. 11/16" diam.
- Culture Area: Mesoamerica
- Cultural Group: Unknown; Mexico
- Cultural Context: Worked pottery shards have a wide geographic distribution in Mesoamerica and dated from Early Preclassic to Postclassic times. Function or purpose of worked shards, both perforated and unperforated, is unknown, but several people have suggested that the smaller unperforated shards are gaming pieces or pottery polishers.
- Donor: David and Dolores Thomasson
- Catalog #: 91.171