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Polychrome, Red and Black on White, Vessel with Serpents in Relief1250–1450

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Ceramic jar with squat globular body, cream slip exterior painted with geometric motifs in brown and terracotta red, short open neck with terracotta interior
Ceramic jar with globular body and narrow red-slipped rim, painted in black and brown on a cream slip with geometric bands of stepped frets, zigzags, and dotted rectangular elements encircling the shoulder.
Ceramic jar with rounded body and short red-slipped rim, painted with bold black geometric zigzag patterns around the shoulder and finer black-and-red rectilinear designs encircling the lower body on a cream slip ground; small lug handle visible at left.
Ceramic jar with globular body and short red-slipped rim, decorated in black and red-brown on cream with geometric panels featuring checkerboard and stepped patterns encircling the shoulder.
Spherical ceramic vessel with cream and aged beige surface, dark painted band decoration around the lower portion, and multiple museum collection labels affixed to the top.
Title
Polychrome, Red and Black on White, Vessel with Serpents in Relief
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
Date Made
1250–1450
Period
Medio Period
Style
Dublan
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm); 6 3/10 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.002 x 19.05 x 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.540
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas