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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.

Unknown, Polychrome Janus Effigy Jar, 1205–1340, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

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