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Bowl
Native American, Ancestral Pueblo
Prehistoric
about 1325–1400
Object Place: Puerco River region south to the Salt River, Arizona (E. Central) or New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.); diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Lynch, Anne and Joseph P. Pellegrino, an anonymous donor, and Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1989.237
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWhite Mountain Red ware, Fourmile Polychrome style. Wide bowl with rounded sides. Interior geometric design appears to be a stylized fragmented creature with spirals, lines, triangles and stepped designs. White lines define larger shapes. On the exterior is a wide band of a white linear triangle meander and a black upper and lower band.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Young, AZ [see note]. 1989, sold by Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 27, 1989)
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 56.
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 56.