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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0046   CAS 0370-0046; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
Culture Zia Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Round shallow plate with flat base and low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped white and painted with central motif of roadrunner with outstretched wings and standing on a flowering branch; Designs are painted in red and black; Solid black line encircles lip; Exterior is coated with red slip and lightly burnished; Plate is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.1, Max Diam = 15.5