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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
Jar
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Ansen Seale.

Jar

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1940
MediumPainted ceramic
Dimensionsheight: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
width: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection
Object number85.98.1850
Geography
Place madeSan Agustin de las Flores, Guerrero, Mexico
DescriptionA double-handled tripod jar made of unglazed ceramic, with three registers distingusihed by a simple linear design accented with downward-facing triangles. The piece is painted with a simple floral and foliage decoration at the top register, and a series of horsemen wearing wide-brimmed hats decorate the middle register. There are no painted decorations on the bottom register of the vessel.Label TextThe construction and material quality of this jar indicates that it was possibly used to store liquids. The three legs that support the bottom of the jar would help to keep liquid cool by keeping the base off the ground, and the jar’s porous clay would permit liquid to stay cool through surface absorption. The horsemen pictured on the middle register of the jar is unique to the ceramic styles of Tulimán, Guerrero. La construcción y calidad del material de este cántaro indican que posiblemente se utilizó para almacenar líquidos. Las tres patas que sostienen el fondo del jarrón ayudarían a mantener el líquido frío al separar la base del suelo, y la calidad porosa de la arcilla permitiría que el líquido se mantuviera frío a través de la condensación superficial. El jinete que aparece en el diseño central del jarrón es característico de la cerámica de Tulimán, Guerrero. (LA, 2020)Exhibition HistoryCon Cariño: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio Museum of Art), 1986.
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