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Collections

Anthropomorphic Polychrome Effigy Vessel of a Woman with Child1250–1450

Not on view
Pre-Columbian ceramic figure of a seated person holding a small figure, painted with geometric motifs in brick red, dark brown, and cream
Ceramic vessel with globular body and partially broken rim, painted with bold geometric patterns in cream, black, and red-brown, including diagonal lines, spirals, and stepped forms.
Title
Anthropomorphic Polychrome Effigy Vessel of a Woman with Child
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
North America, Southwest, Mexico, Chihuahua
Date Made
1250–1450
Period
Medio Period
Style
Ramos
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 4 in. (10.16 cm); 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 7 3/10 in. (21.59 x 16.51 x 18.542 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.578
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas