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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0308   CAS 0370-0308; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 700-900 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with rounded base and rounded body with clearly defined high shoulder that curves inward to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Design on exterior shoulder consists of paired horizontal segments of appliquéd clay fillets (incised with vertical strokes), alternating with appliquéd clay beads arranged in diagonal columns; Rim is also incised with series of cross strokes.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.8, Rim Diam = 10.4, Max Diam = 15.5