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Bowl
Native American, Ancestral Pueblo
Prehistoric
about 1325–1400
Object Place: Puerco River south to the Salt River, Arizona (E. Central) or New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with white, sienna, and black slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.), diameter: 20.3 cm (8 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 Number1989.238
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWide bowl with round sides. Rim with design of alternating white rectangles with black dots and black rectangles. Interior design has a broad spiral moving into a wide triangle-toothed shape which connects to a moon-shape inside of which is an arrow. Shapes are outlined in white. The exterior is banded by a series of black and white steps on a sienna ground.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Los Angeles [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. 57.
NOTE: See "The Ancient Southwest" (exh. cat., Hurst Gallery, May 12 - July 31, 1989), cat. no. 57.