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Collections

Olmec Bowl with Serpent Motifs (1/3)1200–800 BCE

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Small oval ceramic bowl with dark burnished slip and carved low-relief geometric and figural decoration, including a stepped-fret pattern and crosshatched zone
Title
Olmec Bowl with Serpent Motifs (1/3)
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
1200–800 BCE
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Diameter: 5 1/5 in. (13.208 cm); 2 3/5 x 5 1/5 x 5 1/5 in. (6.604 x 13.208 x 13.208 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.917.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas