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Zoomorphic Effigy Vessel with Geometric Motifs1250–1450

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with globular body, cream slip, and geometric meander patterns in russet-red and dark brown; modeled animal head protrudes from the left shoulder

Unknown, Zoomorphic Effigy Vessel with Geometric Motifs, 1250–1450, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Photograph © Justin Kerr

Title
Zoomorphic Effigy Vessel with Geometric Motifs
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
North America, Southwest, Mexico, Chihuahua
Date Made
1250–1450
Period
Medio Period
Style
Villa Ahumada
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 9/10 in. (9.906 cm); 6 x 9 x 7 in. (15.24 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.536
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas