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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0288   CAS 0370-0288; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
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. 1920s-1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, globose body with rounded sides, and very short inward sloping neck; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is covered with dark brown (?) slip; Exterior is slipped; White and painted with 6 black free-floating 8-petal floral motifs around mid-section; Pair of framing lines encircle neck and underbody; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Rim Diam = 10.4, Max Diam = 17.1