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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0225   CAS 0370-0225; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name Rose Gonzales (1900-1989)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Cylindrical jar with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Designs around upper sides on exterior are painted in matte black slip and include 2 pairs of elongated triangles alternating with 3 overlapping, stacked semicircles (cloud design), all pendant from upper framing line located just below rim; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Rose" is incised in script on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.2, Max Diam = 6.0