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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0279   CAS 0370-0279; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
Culture Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Shallow oval plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with a reddish micaceous clay slip; Interior is covered with a white slip; Single black lizard motif with bird-like head in center of plate is framed by band of solid black semicircles around sides; Solid black line encircles lip; Plate is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.3, Width = 9.2, Length = 11.6