Bowl, Geometric Motifs
A 14th-century Ancestral Puebloan potter formed this bowl through the coiling and scraping technique before coating the surface in an iron-rich, red-orange slip. The artist then painted geometric motifs, including step-frets, zig-zags, and spirals, into the interior of the bowl with black and white paints, before firing it in an oxidizing environment.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl, Geometric Motifs
- Date: 1300–1400 CE
- Geography: United States, Arizona
- Culture: Ancestral Pueblo (Four Mile)
- Medium: Ceramic, pigment
- Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 x Diam. 12 7/8 in. (13 x 32.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Vessels
- Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.703
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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