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Polychrome Jar with Parrot Head & Checkerboard Design1250–1450

Not on view
Ceramic jar with rounded body and short neck, decorated with checkerboard band at rim and bold geometric patterns in black, brick red, and cream across the body

Unknown, Polychrome Jar with Parrot Head & Checkerboard Design, 1250–1450, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Polychrome Jar with Parrot Head & Checkerboard Design
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
North America, Southwest, Mexico, Chihuahua
Date Made
1250–1450
Period
Medio Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (17.1 x 22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.44.29
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas