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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0121   CAS 0370-0121; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1890-1910
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round water jar with concave base, flaring sides, high shoulder, and short neck with wide mouth and straight rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth; Interior of rim and exterior underbody are slipped red; Upper body on exterior is slipped white; Wide design band around neck includes band of red parallelograms above a band of paired black crescent shapes; Band below shoulder includes 4 large parrot motifs and floral motifs in red and black; Pair of heavy black lines around shoulder separates upper and lower bands; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.8, Rim Diam = 17.3, Max Diam = 30.9