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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0031A,B   CAS 0370-0031A,B; Jar with lid
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar with lid
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pinal
Other Geographic Data City: Scottsdale
Maker's Name Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Date of Manufacture 1953
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round stoneware, wheel-thrown jar with flat base and vertical sides that rise to a well-defined, rounded shoulder with an inverted rim and wide mouth; Round saucer-shaped lid with lip that fits inside mouth of jar is surmounted by deep, round bowl with flaring sides; Interior of jar and underside (lip only) of lid are glazed dark brown; Exterior of both jar and lid are unglazed and unslipped and decorated with all-over incised lines, producing geometric pattern of ridges; Signature "Charles Loloma 53" is incised on base of jar.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.9, Rim Diam = 10.3, Max Diam = 16.3