Bowl with animal head and tripod feet

Date1200-1500 AD

Place Made DisplayOaxaca-Puebla Mexico

MediumCeramic

DimensionsHeight: 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm);
Diameter: 8 1/2 inches (21.6 cm)

CultureMixtec (Mexico)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of the Dr. Sidney Tamarin, Class of 1930, Trust

Terms

México
Ceramics
Ceramic
Animals
Mixtec

Object number2000.050

Label CopyThis broad shallow redware Mixtec bowl with an outwardly recurving rim has three feet in the shape of animal heads. The heads have pointed noses, painted red lines indicating eyelashes and teeth, with rows of triangles extending back from the neck. Bands of red and white decorate the area just below the exterior rim, while the interior rim area has more elaborate geometric designs in red, orange, and white. The center interior of the bowl is smudged with soot, which has also blackened the original decoration.

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