Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0113 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Shiprock | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Pueblo II-III: ca. 1100-1300 CE | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Mesa Verde black-on-white jar with rounded base, globose body, and short straight neck; Wide, flat handle with constricted ends is attached just below rim and at midlevel of shoulder; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is coated with white slip; Exterior of handle and band around neck both show pairs of opposed, terraced triangles; Wider band extending from upper shoulder to lower body shows 7 congruous spiral motifs that include interlocking solid and fine-line hachured elements; Wide black line outlines irregular lower edge of band; Wide black band with ceremonial break separates upper and lower bands; Series of black dots outline lip. Original CAS catalog card for this pitcher identifies it as a Tularosa Black-on-white example. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Depth = 19.9, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 19.2 | |