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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0232   CAS 0370-0232; 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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay;
Description Cylindrical jar with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with a slip; Exterior sides and rim are highly burnished; Band of 12 contiguous elongated triangles, all painted in matte black slip, encircles upper sides of jar and extends to midlevel height; Jar is reduction fired to black-on-black color and is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.6, Rim Diam = 4.4, Max Diam = 6.4