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Small bowl with flattened base, walls flaring slightly outward. No lip, opposite walls pinched inward on upper wall to create oblong mouth. Buff ware with red slip on interior and band around rim. Black pigment in vertical band and comb pattern around wall with 2 dog figuring in one band. Bottom has black stripes in 4 direction motif.
Small Bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Small Bowl

Maker Chupícuaro Artist
Date300-100 BCE
Place of originGuanajuato, Mexico, North and Central America
MediumCeramic with pigment
Dimensionsdiameter: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (8.9 x 11.1 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberC-74-42
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall bowl with flattened base, walls flaring slightly outward. No lip, opposite walls pinched inward on upper wall to create oblong mouth. Buff ware with red slip on interior and band around rim. Black pigment in vertical band and comb pattern around wall with 2 dog figuring in one band. Bottom has black stripes in 4 direction motif.
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