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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0172   CAS 0370-0172; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) or Mogollon
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Small round bowl with flattened base, rounded sides that slope inward above midlevel height, then flare out at rim to form a wide mouth; Interior is scraped smooth and smudged to a black color; Exterior surface is tooled to produce rope-like texture; Exterior color is reddish; Two small punched holes are located opposite each other just below rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.2, Rim Diam = 9.5, Max Diam = 11.4