Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability

CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0319   CAS 0370-0319; Mug
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Mug
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County San Juan
Other Geographic Data Halfway up Little Shiprock Wash
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1100-1300 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Vegetal paint
Description Mesa Verde black-on-white round mug with flat base and inward sloping sides; Rim form is everted with rounded lip; Coiled handle attached at rim and at base; Interior is scraped smooth; Exterior is scraped smooth, polished and slipped white, then painted with horizontal band divided into 5 panels, each containing a wide negative zigzag line, framed above and below by series of wide and narrow parallel lines; Band of dots encircle lip and 3 columns of dots cover handle.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.5, Depth = 13.8, Rim Diam = 8.8, Max Diam = 11.3