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Polychrome Janus Effigy Jar1205–1340

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Ceramic vessel with globular body painted in black, red, and buff with a large stylized face on the upper register and geometric step-fret patterns on the lower body
Ceramic jar with a rounded body and constricted neck, decorated with polychrome painted geometric and bird motifs in black, white, terracotta, and blue-gray. Upper register features stylized bird figures within framed panels; lower body displays stepped, spiral, and diagonal banded patterns.
Title
Polychrome Janus Effigy Jar
Culture
Casas Grandes
Place Made
North America, Southwest, Mexico, Chihuahua
Date Made
1205–1340
Period
Medio Period - Diablo Phase
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (21.6 x 19.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.44.30
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas