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Native American, possibly Mogollon or Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Prehistoric, Pueblo III
about 1175–1280
Object Place: from Puerco River to Headwaters of Salt River, Arizona or New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with red, black, and white slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 24.8cm (9 3/4 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 24.8cm (9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by The Seminarians
Accession Number1993.666
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWhite Mountain Red ware, St. Johns Polychrome style. Inside bowl: Black-on-red. Outside bowl: White-on-red. Large negative six-pointed star on bowl bottom surrounded by solid and lined steps. tipped square around stepped-maze between each star point. Three pair of parrots with stepped lines on outside.
Provenance1993, sold by Andrews Pueblo Pottery, Albuquerque, NM, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)