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Pedestal Bowl1100–1521

Not on view
Ceramic pedestal bowl with wide hemispherical cup on a flared foot, painted with repeating geometric and curvilinear motifs in brown, russet, cream, and terracotta
Ceramic footed bowl with flared pedestal base, painted in orange, cream, and black with horizontal register bands; upper bowl features repeated stylized figures, and a central band displays a concentric circle motif flanked by abstract forms.
Ceramic footed bowl with polychrome painted decoration in terracotta, cream, and black; wide hemispherical cup atop a flared pedestal base, with a band of stylized figures and serpentine forms around the body and vertical striping on the foot.
Ceramic footed bowl with painted polychrome decoration in black, white, red, and orange; horizontal bands of geometric and abstract motifs encircle the hemispherical cup and flared pedestal base.
Ceramic bowl photographed from above, with a wide shallow interior, matte olive-brown surface, and a distinct reddish-terracotta rim, showing subtle burnishing marks.

Unknown, Pedestal Bowl, 1100–1521, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pedestal Bowl
Culture
Mixtec
Place Made
Date Made
1100–1521
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 3/10 in. (13.462 cm); 6 x 5 3/5 x 5 3/5 in. (15.24 x 14.224 x 14.224 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.517
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas