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Collections

Tall Jar200 BCE–450 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesEarth and Water
Ceramic vessel with large teardrop-shaped body, narrow neck, and wide flat rim, covered in a mottled brick-red to burnt sienna glaze

Unknown, Tall Jar, 200 BCE–450 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tall Jar
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–450 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.56 x 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.190
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead. Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.