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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Estate of Francis Lieck.
Bowl
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Estate of Francis Lieck.
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Bowl

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureChupicuaro
Dateca. 500-100 B.C.
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionsheight: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
diameter: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Estate of Francis Lieck
Object number90.15.4
Geography
Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionShallow bowl with patterned orange lines in interior, solid orange line on rim followed by zig-zag pattern and then swirls; flower shape at center; some discoloration in exterior and some light black deposits at center of interior; sticky residue on base.Label TextThe seven-lobed abstract shape in the center of this earthenware bowl may symbolize a cave. Caves represent entrances to the Underworld, where people travel to after death. They are also places of creation as told in Mexica stories, one of which references a cave with seven chambers. The shared association of caves with life and death would have created links among the people of West Mexico and beyond. (Bernadette Cap, 2022) Provenancewith Mrs. Frances C. Lieck (1905-1989), San Antonio, TX, by 1989; by donation from the estate of Frances C. Lieck to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1990; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
On view
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