Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0202 | |
Category | Pottery | |
Object Name | Bowl | |
Culture | Mimbres | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Grant | |
Other Geographic Data | Mimbres River area | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | 1000-1150 CE | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Mineral paint | |
Description | Mimbres black-on-white round bowl with rounded base and gently curving sides; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped white and painted with single caterpillar motif in center, series of wide and narrow parallel lines just below rim, and solid black line along lip; "Kill Hole" located in center of base. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 18.7 |