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Polychrome Jar with Serpent Motifs1205–1340

Not on view
Large globular ceramic jar with cream slip, painted in black and brick red with spiraling bands, step-fret neck decoration, and a central coiled bird or serpent figure with dotted segmented body

Unknown, Polychrome Jar with Serpent Motifs, 1205–1340, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Polychrome Jar with Serpent Motifs
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 10 1/2 in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.44.31
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas