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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0311   CAS 0370-0311; 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. 600-1200 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Jar with flat base, slightly expanded vertical sides, and wide mouth with flaring rim; Interior is scraped smooth; Coils on exterior are partially obliterated and partially impressed to form corrugated surface texture; Overall surface treatment on exterior is very poorly executed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.1, Rim Diam = 9.7, Max Diam = 12.0