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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0321   CAS 0370-0321; 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. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round jar with flat base, globose body with rounded sides, high shoulder and very short straight neck that rises to a wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is slipped red; Exterior is slipped white and painted with black designs, including scalloped band around neck, vine-like band of leaves and flowers around mid-section, and band of 7 freestanding birds around lower body; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 10.8, Max Diam = 18.7