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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0235   CAS 0370-0235; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, very rounded sides, and short slightly inward curving neck; Interior is scraped smooth; Band of shallow vertical flutes or ridges are contoured around shoulder on exterior only; Rim and exterior sides of jar are well burnished but otherwise undecorated; Jar is reduction fired to glossy black color and is otherwise undecorated and unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 3.7, Max Diam = 8.7