Artwork
Oblong Bowl
Artist
Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureChupicuaro
Dateca. 500-100 B.C.
MediumPolychromed earthenware
Dimensionsh. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
diam. 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
diam. 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Nancy B. Negley
Object number71.223.2
GeographyPlace madeGuanajuato, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionBowl is oval shaped with red interior. The outside of the bowl is cream with red geometric designs around it. The design ends on the bottom of the bowl forming a rough diamond. There is some evidence of manganese dioxide spots, and lime build-up.Published ReferencesKelker, Nancy L, and San Antonio Museum Association. America before Columbus: Pre-Columbian Art in the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio: San Antonio Museum Association, 1985), figure 1.3, 19.Kelker, Nancy L, and San Antonio Museum Association. America before Columbus: Pre-Columbian Art in the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio: San Antonio Museum Association, 1985), 121.
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