Blackware Bowl
The blackware bowl, reportedly from Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, has a flat bottom and almost straight wall which is decorated with cut-out curved and linear designs including a cross and inverted parallel L-shapes. The surface of the cut-out motifs is roughened while the raised areas are polished, creating an appealing contrast in texture.
Artwork Details
- Title: Blackware Bowl
- Date: 12th–8th century BCE
- Geography: Mexico, Mesoamerica
- Culture: Olmec
- Medium: Ceramic
- Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 x Diam. 4 1/8 in. (6 x 10.5 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Containers
- Credit Line: Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.244.9
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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Eastern Nahua artist(s)
1200–1521 CE
200 BCE–200 CE
Las Bocas artist(s)
1200–800 BCE
Ameca-Etzatlán artists
200 BCE–300 CE
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE
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