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Vase with basket design

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Description: Vase with basket design
TitleVase with basket design
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPottery, AncientDecoration and ornament, AncientRepetitive patterns (Decorative arts) in art
StatusObject from Guatemala
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3. The Life Within
Stephen D. Houston
Description: The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
The Life Within: Classic Maya and the Matter of Permanence
The treasure of Maya ethnography comes from a hundred or more researchers, living and talking with native peoples, often over decades. What the sources offer: testimony that things, places, and materials might live. What they reject: the boxing of belief into a single set of ideas or practices, unyielding to time and circumstance. The concepts are too varied for that. Yet, past and present, Maya communities do participate in a shared frame of reference about living things. They endorse the …
Author
Stephen D. Houston
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2014 by Stephen Houston
Related print edition pages: pp.75-123
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00151.005
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Chapter subject tags:Maya artMaya mythologyArt, Ancient AmericanMaya sculptureMaya pottery

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Description: Bowl with multiple sets of vertical bands
Bowl with multiple sets of vertical bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Bowl with multiple sets of vertical...
Bowl with multiple sets of vertical bands
Description: Bowl with a grid-and-dot pattern
Bowl with a grid-and-dot pattern
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Bowl with a grid-and-dot pattern
Bowl with a grid-and-dot pattern
Description: Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with emblematic...
Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Description: Roll-out view of olla
Roll-out view of olla
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Roll-out view of olla
Roll-out view of olla
Description: Incised vessel on a four-legged animal support
Incised vessel on a four-legged animal support
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm); diameter 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3774/
Accession numberHM3774
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Description: Pottery composite: Uaxactun
Pottery composite: Uaxactun
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeIllustration
Pottery composite: Uaxactun
Pottery composite: Uaxactun
Description: Vessel with a modeled face and geometric designs
Vessel with a modeled face and geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Vessel with a modeled face and geometric...
Vessel with a modeled face and geometric designs
Description: Tripod plate with a four-part chevron design
Tripod plate with a four-part chevron design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Tripod plate with a four-part chevron...
Tripod plate with a four-part chevron design
Description: Female figure
Female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureCentral Mexico
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date500–400 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/117841
Accession number1991.395
Female figure
Female figure
Description: Standing female figure with geometric designs
Standing female figure with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Standing female figure with geometric...
Standing female figure with geometric designs
Description: Olla with an abstract, double-parrot hourglass motif
Olla with an abstract, double-parrot hourglass motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1325–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsShowlow Polychrome White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (19.1 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with an abstract, double-parrot...
Olla with an abstract, double-parrot hourglass motif
Description: Reclining female figure
Reclining female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date300 BC–300 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions7 x 12 1/2 in. (17.8 x 31.8 cm)
LocationFine Arts Museums of San Francisco
http://art.famsf.org/reclining-female-figure-2009181
Accession number2009.1.81
Reclining female figure
Reclining female figure
Description: Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions9 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (24.8 x 46.4 x 41.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Description: Bowl with four sets of vertical bands
Bowl with four sets of vertical bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Bowl with four sets of vertical bands
Bowl with four sets of vertical bands
Description: Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions4 x 10 1/8 in. (10.2 x 25.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature...
Bowl depicting a lizardlike creature with an unidentified appendage
Description: Seated elderly male figure with a striped face
Seated elderly male figure with a striped face
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York
Seated elderly male figure with a...
Seated elderly male figure with a striped face
Description: Standing female figure with geometric designs
Standing female figure with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing female figure with geometric...
Standing female figure with geometric designs
Description: Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with emblematic...
Bowl with emblematic pseudo-cloisonné designs
Description: Plate with serpentine design
Plate with serpentine design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Plate with serpentine design
Plate with serpentine design
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Popol Vuh, Guatemala City
Accession number0141
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Monumental standing female figure with geometric designs
Monumental standing female figure with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationBarbier Mueller Museum, Barcelona
Monumental standing female figure with...
Monumental standing female figure with geometric designs
Description: Olla with four paneled areas containing feathers, crosses, and stepped-fret motifs
Olla with four paneled areas containing feathers, crosses, and stepped-fret motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBidahochi Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (21 x 36.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with four paneled areas containing...
Olla with four paneled areas containing feathers, crosses, and stepped-fret motifs
Description: Seated figure with a striped head
Seated figure with a striped head
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–250 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City
http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/uima/id/22515/
Accession number1996_36
Seated figure with a striped head
Seated figure with a striped head
Description: Schematic armadillo hide on cylindrical vessel
Schematic armadillo hide on cylindrical vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeIllustration
Schematic armadillo hide on cylindrical...
Schematic armadillo hide on cylindrical vessel
Description: Bowl with a dotted pattern
Bowl with a dotted pattern
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Bowl with a dotted pattern
Bowl with a dotted pattern
Description: Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Description: Bowl depicting a macaw and stepped-fret rim design
Bowl depicting a macaw and stepped-fret rim design
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions5 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (13.3 x 27.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a macaw and stepped-fret...
Bowl depicting a macaw and stepped-fret rim design
Description: Plate with a lobed rosette pattern
Plate with a lobed rosette pattern
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Plate with a lobed rosette pattern
Plate with a lobed rosette pattern
Description: Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1200–900 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
Dimensions13 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (33.7 x 14.6 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9102/
Accession number418:1978
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form...
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Description: Olla with a pseudo-cloisonné design
Olla with a pseudo-cloisonné design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Olla with a pseudo-cloisonné...
Olla with a pseudo-cloisonné design
Description: Covered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24
Covered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsYaloche cream polychrome
Covered bowl reproducing basket coils,...
Covered bowl reproducing basket coils, El Peru, Burial 24
Description: Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask with geometric designs
Burial mask with geometric designs
Description: Plate with serpentine design
Plate with serpentine design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Plate with serpentine design
Plate with serpentine design
Description: Ribbed jar
Ribbed jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Ribbed jar
Ribbed jar
Description: Half-gourd vessel with frog designs
Half-gourd vessel with frog designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Half-gourd vessel with frog designs
Half-gourd vessel with frog designs
Description: Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Description: Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationHerbert and Paula Molner, Chicago
Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Description: Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine...
Vessel with parrot legs and a serpentine design
Description: Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions5 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (14 x 30.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched...
Bowl depicting a bird with outstretched wings
Description: Shallow bowl with a concentric red and black pattern
Shallow bowl with a concentric red and black pattern
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Shallow bowl with a concentric red and...
Shallow bowl with a concentric red and black pattern
Description: Oval-shaped vessel with geometric designs
Oval-shaped vessel with geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Oval-shaped vessel with geometric...
Oval-shaped vessel with geometric designs
Description: Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions9 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (24.8 x 46.4 x 41.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a...
Canteen with four-quarters layout with a pair of woodpeckers and a pair of smaller birds
Description: Pottery composite: Holmul
Pottery composite: Holmul
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeContainer
Pottery composite: Holmul
Pottery composite: Holmul
Description: Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–475 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.1 in. (15.4 cm) H
LocationHarvard Art Museums
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/290752
Accession number1960.327
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Attic alabastron: Ethiopian warrior
Description: Seated figure with polychrome facepaint
Seated figure with polychrome facepaint
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated figure with polychrome facepaint
Seated figure with polychrome facepaint
Description: Cylinder vase roll-out
Cylinder vase roll-out
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 683
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFoundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Cylinder vase roll-out
Cylinder vase roll-out
Description: Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date650–640 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions7 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. (18.4 × 4.8 × 8.3 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304136?position=0
Accession number1963.130
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Griffin protome from a cauldron
Description: Prairie dog
Prairie dog
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Prairie dog
Prairie dog
Description: Vase in the form of a Negro head
Vase in the form of a Negro head
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEnameled red glass
Dimensions4.1 in. (10.5 cm) H
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Vase in the form of a Negro head
Vase in the form of a Negro head
Description: Vessel with crayfish
Vessel with crayfish
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel with crayfish
Vessel with crayfish
Description: Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing figure with a painted face and...
Standing figure with a painted face and torso
Description: Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Description: Drawing of a female ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Drawing of a female ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Drawing of a female ballplayer figurine...
Drawing of a female ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Description: Drawings of a Tarascan tweezers
Drawings of a Tarascan tweezers
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMetal alloy
Drawings of a Tarascan tweezers
Drawings of a Tarascan tweezers
Description: Seated male figure with an upraised weapon in his hand
Seated male figure with an upraised weapon in his hand
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure with an upraised...
Seated male figure with an upraised weapon in his hand
Description: Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions29 x 15 1/4 x 9 in. (73.7 x 38.6 x 22.9 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3190/
Accession numberHM3190
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Description: Spherical polychrome pottery vessel
Spherical polychrome pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 500–700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Spherical polychrome pottery vessel
Spherical polychrome pottery vessel
Description: Seated rotund figure with hands on hips
Seated rotund figure with hands on hips
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection, New York
Seated rotund figure with hands on hips
Seated rotund figure with hands on hips
Description: Standing dancer with animal on helmet
Standing dancer with animal on helmet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing dancer with animal on helmet
Standing dancer with animal on helmet
Description: Bowl depicting a masked antelope hunter holding a bow and arrow, attended by a...
Bowl depicting a masked antelope hunter holding a bow and arrow, attended by a similar figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions4 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (10.8 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a masked antelope hunter...
Bowl depicting a masked antelope hunter holding a bow and arrow, attended by a similar figure
Description: Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (22.5 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Description: Page of interlace patterns
Page of interlace patterns
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 12190, fol. Av.
Page of interlace patterns
Page of interlace patterns
Description: Seated chieftain with a conch shell and headdress
Seated chieftain with a conch shell and headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated chieftain with a conch shell and...
Seated chieftain with a conch shell and headdress
Description: Alabastron with a draped warrior on one side and a palm tree and serpent on the...
Alabastron with a draped warrior on one side and a palm tree and serpent on the other
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 401–500 A.D.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions5.9 in. (15 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Alabastron with a draped warrior on one...
Alabastron with a draped warrior on one side and a palm tree and serpent on the other
Description: Seed jar with four-quarters layout of abstract feathers, stepped frets, and dotted...
Seed jar with four-quarters layout of abstract feathers, stepped frets, and dotted squares
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions7 x 15 1/2 in. (17.8 x 39.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Seed jar with four-quarters layout of...
Seed jar with four-quarters layout of abstract feathers, stepped frets, and dotted squares
Description: Embroidered Paracas mantle, with enlargement of of rectilinear motif
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with enlargement of of rectilinear motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with...
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with enlargement of of rectilinear motif
Description: Chochola vessel with attributes of carved wood
Chochola vessel with attributes of carved wood
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (14 x 14.9 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22746
Accession numberPC.B.530
Chochola vessel with attributes of...
Chochola vessel with attributes of carved wood
Description: Hydria (water jar) with siren attachment
Hydria (water jar) with siren attachment
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator roleArtist
Creation date430–400 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBronze, traces of silvering and possible gilding
Dimensions16 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (41.9 × 28.5 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304069?q=1949.89
Accession number1949.89
Hydria (water jar) with siren attachment
Hydria (water jar) with siren attachment
Description: Turtle
Turtle
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Turtle
Turtle
Description: Standing male figure with a patterned shirt and conical hat
Standing male figure with a patterned shirt and conical hat
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions31 x 15 x 9 in. (78.74 x 38.1 x 22.86 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253587
Accession numberM.86.296.12
Standing male figure with a patterned...
Standing male figure with a patterned shirt and conical hat
Description: Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 250 BC–AD 0
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Description: Seated pair
Seated pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long, Castle Rock, Colorado
Seated pair
Seated pair
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Personification of the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi)
Personification of the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Personification of the San Pedro cactus...
Personification of the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi)
Description: Engraved jar with protuberant footing
Engraved jar with protuberant footing
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved jar with protuberant footing
Engraved jar with protuberant footing
Description: Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date700-800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=655434&partId=1
Accession numberAm1930,F.1
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase,"...
Nebaj-area vessel, the "Fenton Vase," detail
Description: Jar with a zigzag band of eclectic elements
Jar with a zigzag band of eclectic elements
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (19.7 x 20.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag band of eclectic...
Jar with a zigzag band of eclectic elements
Description: Río Azul bowl
Río Azul bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 400–500
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsWood
Río Azul bowl
Río Azul bowl
Description: Jar with a pair of serpents with scroll-like plumes
Jar with a pair of serpents with scroll-like plumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions5 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (14.9 x 17.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a pair of serpents with...
Jar with a pair of serpents with scroll-like plumes
Description: Bowl depicting a pair of anthropomorphic quadrupeds
Bowl depicting a pair of anthropomorphic quadrupeds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions7 x 11 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (17.8 x 29.9 x 36.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a pair of anthropomorphic...
Bowl depicting a pair of anthropomorphic quadrupeds
Description: Female figure with hands on knees
Female figure with hands on knees
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Michoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Female figure with hands on knees
Female figure with hands on knees
Description: Burial mask
Burial mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Burial mask
Burial mask
Description: Drawing of female ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Drawing of female ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Drawing of female ballplayer figurine...
Drawing of female ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Description: Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail and a...
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Description: Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions8 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 7 in. (21.59 x 39.37 x 17.78 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253621
Accession numberM.86.296.154
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Dog wearing a mask with a human face
Description: Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 24.5 x 19.4 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579
Accession number1979.206.357
Female figure with an apron table
Female figure with an apron table
Description: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Duck
Duck
Description: Vessel with cuahuayote fruits
Vessel with cuahuayote fruits
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Vessel with cuahuayote fruits
Vessel with cuahuayote fruits
Description: Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (19.4 x 18.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a figure on one knee with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Description: Turbinella conch shell
Turbinella conch shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Turbinella conch shell
Turbinella conch shell
Description: Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureMochica
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 500–600
Object typeContainer
Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Description: Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.3 in. (23.6 cm) H
LocationHearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, San Simeon
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of...
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Description: Seated male figure holding a bowl and drinking tube
Seated male figure holding a bowl and drinking tube
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationGalerie Mermoz, Paris
Seated male figure holding a bowl and...
Seated male figure holding a bowl and drinking tube
Description: Seated chieftain with female attendants
Seated chieftain with female attendants
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated chieftain with female attendants
Seated chieftain with female attendants
Description: Phallic dancer with removable headdress
Phallic dancer with removable headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Phallic dancer with removable headdress
Phallic dancer with removable headdress
Description: Warrior pair
Warrior pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Warrior pair
Warrior pair
Description: Polychrome pottery vessel, "aryballos" form
Polychrome pottery vessel, "aryballos" form
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureInca
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1450
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Polychrome pottery vessel, "aryballos"...
Polychrome pottery vessel, "aryballos" form
Description: Three ceremonial dancers
Three ceremonial dancers
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Three ceremonial dancers
Three ceremonial dancers
Description: Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing...
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke
Description: Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (19.1 x 20 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds,...
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Description: Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Description: Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (17.2 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped...
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Description: Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs...
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs surrounding a central opening
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the...
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs surrounding a central opening
Description: Wide-necked vessel
Wide-necked vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Wide-necked vessel
Wide-necked vessel
Description: Drawing of a headless figurine with a trophy head hanging around its neck
Drawing of a headless figurine with a trophy head hanging around its neck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Drawing of a headless figurine with a...
Drawing of a headless figurine with a trophy head hanging around its neck
Description: Mantle
Mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureParacas
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 1–200
Object typeTextile
MaterialsCamelid wool
Dimensions93 7/8 x 42 in. (238.3 x 106.6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/33772
Accession number1970.293
Mantle
Mantle
Description: Vase with rabbit scribe with book covered by jaguar hide
Vase with rabbit scribe with book covered by jaguar hide
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeIllustration
DimensionsVase 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.5 x 16.6 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/32221
Accession numbery1975-17
Vase with rabbit scribe with book...
Vase with rabbit scribe with book covered by jaguar hide
Description: Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures...
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Description: Jar with interlocking, serrated scrolls
Jar with interlocking, serrated scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1250
Object typeContainer
MaterialsWalnut Black-on-white
Dimensions17 1/2 x 17 in. (44.5 x 43.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with interlocking, serrated scrolls
Jar with interlocking, serrated scrolls
Description: Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureTlatilco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1150–550 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions6 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (16.0 x 18.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York
http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=244420
Accession number22/9286
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Description: Fragment of a head
Fragment of a head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100–200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsClay
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51299.html
Accession number1950-134-393
Fragment of a head
Long-headed pottery figure
Description: Olla with linked serrated scrolls on a field of fine-line hatching
Olla with linked serrated scrolls on a field of fine-line hatching
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1100–1250
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTularosa Black-on-white
Dimensions15 x 15 1/2 in. (38.1 x 39.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with linked serrated scrolls on a...
Olla with linked serrated scrolls on a field of fine-line hatching
Description: Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 x 11 3/8 in. (27.9 x 28.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and...
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Description: Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationGalerie Mermoz, Paris
Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Description: Vessel in the form of a bowl of pitayas
Vessel in the form of a bowl of pitayas
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel in the form of a bowl of pitayas
Vessel in the form of a bowl of pitayas
Description: Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Ritual dancer with a crocodile mask
Description: Male figure covered with sores
Male figure covered with sores
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Charles and Marjorie Benton, Evanston, Illinois
Male figure covered with sores
Male figure covered with sores
Description: Figure presenting a drinking vessel
Figure presenting a drinking vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 x 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (33.02 x 29.85 x 20.96 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253658
Accession numberM.86.296.122
Figure presenting a drinking vessel
Figure presenting a drinking vessel
Description: Stirrup spout bottle
Stirrup spout bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions12 5/8 x 11 in. (32 x 28 cm)
LocationDr. Kent and Jonnie Westbrook Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
Stirrup spout bottle
Stirrup spout bottle
Description: Head of a Negroid satyr, detail of a krater
Head of a Negroid satyr, detail of a krater
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
LocationNationalmuseet, Copenhagen
http://samlinger.natmus.dk/AS/asset/14465
Accession numberChrVIII88
Head of a Negroid satyr, detail of a...
Head of a Negroid satyr, detail of a krater
Description: Lamp handle with panther's head, detail
Lamp handle with panther's head, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date0–AD 100
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsLeaded bronze
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304183?q=1965.26
Accession number1965.26
Lamp handle with panther's head, detail
Lamp handle with panther's head, detail
Description: Seated male figure holding a cup and an acocote gourd sucking tube
Seated male figure holding a cup and an acocote gourd sucking tube
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Art Museum
Seated male figure holding a cup and an...
Seated male figure holding a cup and an acocote gourd sucking tube
Description: Model of a teponaztle drum
Model of a teponaztle drum
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeMusical Instrument
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions3 x 6 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7.6 x 17.0 x 7.1 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3671/
Accession numberHM3671
Model of a teponaztle drum
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Description: Model of a ceremonial center
Model of a ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles
Model of a ceremonial center
Model of a ceremonial center
Description: Bowl with an asymmetrical cruciform design
Bowl with an asymmetrical cruciform design
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions4 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (10.8 x 18.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with an asymmetrical cruciform...
Bowl with an asymmetrical cruciform design
Description: Elderly female figurine holding a bowl and cane
Elderly female figurine holding a bowl and cane
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Elderly female figurine holding a bowl...
Elderly female figurine holding a bowl and cane
Description: Engraved vessel with rayed concentric oval motif
Engraved vessel with rayed concentric oval motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved vessel with rayed concentric...
Engraved vessel with rayed concentric oval motif
Description: Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines...
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines and triangles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome variant, with Sikyatki-like motifs on the exterior
Dimensions2 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (7 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the...
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines and triangles
Description: Jar with two modeled serpents with ticked circles
Jar with two modeled serpents with ticked circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 x 10 x 10 1/8 in. (20.3 x 25.4 x 25.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two modeled serpents with...
Jar with two modeled serpents with ticked circles
Description: Male figure inhaling intoxicating snuff
Male figure inhaling intoxicating snuff
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Male figure inhaling intoxicating snuff
Male figure inhaling intoxicating snuff
Description: Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureVicús
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 0–100
Object typeContainer
LocationDomingo Seminario Urrutia, Piura
Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Description: Intarsia panel, detail
Intarsia panel, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date50 BC–AD 50
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLeadedbronze with silver and copper inlays
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304276?q=1992.316
Accession number1992.316
Intarsia panel, detail
Intarsia panel, detail
Description: Shark swallowing a man
Shark swallowing a man
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Shark swallowing a man
Shark swallowing a man
Description: Drinking warrior with trophy heads
Drinking warrior with trophy heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions14 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (37.2 x 21.5 x 23.9 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/96217
Accession numberCa 34406
Drinking warrior with trophy heads
Drinking warrior with trophy heads
Description: Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions5 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (13.3 x 29.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Bowl depicting a pair of birds
Description: Painted pottery whistle figurine
Painted pottery whistle figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsPost-fire painted ceramic
Dimensions10 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (25.7 x 13.3 x 8.6 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22799
Accession numberPC.B.195
Painted pottery whistle figurine
Painted pottery whistle figurine
Description: A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberPC 0013
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or...
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Description: Marriage pair seated on stools and holding bowls
Marriage pair seated on stools and holding bowls
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Michoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Marriage pair seated on stools and...
Marriage pair seated on stools and holding bowls
Description: Jar with hatched scrolls and stepped motifs
Jar with hatched scrolls and stepped motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with hatched scrolls and stepped...
Jar with hatched scrolls and stepped motifs
Description: Snarling dog
Snarling dog
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationStokes Family Collection, Upper Nyack, New York
Snarling dog
Snarling dog
Description: Reclinatorio
Reclinatorio
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Reclinatorio
Reclinatorio
Description: Perfume vase juxtaposing a head of a bearded barbarian and a head of a Negro
Perfume vase juxtaposing a head of a bearded barbarian and a head of a Negro
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 700–575 B.C.
Object typeContainer
Dimensions1.9 in. (4.9 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Perfume vase juxtaposing a head of a...
Perfume vase juxtaposing a head of a bearded barbarian and a head of a Negro
Description: Hunchback
Hunchback
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Hunchback
Hunchback
Description: Polychrome vase
Polychrome vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
DimensionsVase 10 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (25.8 x 15.8 cm)
LocationKimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
https://www.kimbellart.org/collection-object/vessel-five-figures
Accession numberAG 1979.02
Polychrome vase
Polychrome vase
Description: Engraved redware bottle
Engraved redware bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved redware bottle
Engraved redware bottle
Description: Animal curing scene
Animal curing scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Animal curing scene
Animal curing scene
Description: Seated chieftain
Seated chieftain
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationKistermann Collection, Aachen, Germany
Seated chieftain
Seated chieftain
Description: Seated male figure wearing a helmet
Seated male figure wearing a helmet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure wearing a helmet
Seated male figure wearing a helmet
Description: Performer balancing ball on nose
Performer balancing ball on nose
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions16 x 8 x 5 in. (40.64 x 20.32 x 12.7 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253666
Accession numberM.86.296.97
Performer balancing ball on nose
Performer balancing ball on nose
Description: Burnished tripod bottle
Burnished tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Burnished tripod bottle
Burnished tripod bottle
Description: Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Description: Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Description: Figure of a high-ranking matron
Figure of a high-ranking matron
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Figure of a high-ranking matron
Figure of a high-ranking matron
Description: Jar with a serrated zigzag band and fine-line hatching
Jar with a serrated zigzag band and fine-line hatching
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (17.2 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a serrated zigzag band and...
Jar with a serrated zigzag band and fine-line hatching
Description: Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery from Moundville
Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery from Moundville
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery...
Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery from Moundville
Description: Olla with a complex band of geometric motifs
Olla with a complex band of geometric motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon/Salado
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTonto Polychrome
Dimensions11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (22.9 x 44.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with a complex band of geometric...
Olla with a complex band of geometric motifs
Description: Bowl with an interior painting of a standard or banner motif in black glaze on...
Bowl with an interior painting of a standard or banner motif in black glaze on white
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1325–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsKwakina Polychrome, Zuni Glaze Ware
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with an interior painting of a...
Bowl with an interior painting of a standard or banner motif in black glaze on white
Description: Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 875–1130
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBlack Mesa Black-on-white
Dimensions19 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (49.5 x 50.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal...
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Description: Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 0
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Description: Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag...
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag design
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique...
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag design
Description: Olla with serrated and curled triangles
Olla with serrated and curled triangles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1100–1250
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTularosa Black-on-white
Dimensions13 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (33.7 x 38.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with serrated and curled triangles
Olla with serrated and curled triangles
Description: Vessel with squashes
Vessel with squashes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel with squashes
Vessel with squashes
Description: Family group
Family group
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Family group
Family group
Description: Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing musician holding a whistle and...
Standing musician holding a whistle and rattle
Description: Crab
Crab
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Crab
Crab
Description: Old pregnant snarling dog
Old pregnant snarling dog
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationStokes Family Collection, Upper Nyack, New York
Old pregnant snarling dog
Old pregnant snarling dog
Description: Standing male figurine with hands crossed over stomach
Standing male figurine with hands crossed over stomach
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Standing male figurine with hands...
Standing male figurine with hands crossed over stomach
Description: Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeContainer
DimensionsHeight 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
LocationR. Larco Hoyle Collection
Pottery vessel
Pottery vessel
Description: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Duck
Duck
Description: Pottery composite: Santa Rita Corozal
Pottery composite: Santa Rita Corozal
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeContainer
LocationInstitute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize
Accession number35.203.2:128
Pottery composite: Santa Rita Corozal
Pottery composite: Santa Rita Corozal
Description: Resist-painted pottery vessel
Resist-painted pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureRecuay
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Resist-painted pottery vessel
Resist-painted pottery vessel
Description: Kneeling female figure
Kneeling female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationStokes Family Collection, Upper Nyack, New York
Kneeling female figure
Kneeling female figure
Description: Female figure
Female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Presley Norton, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Female figure
Female figure
Description: Jar with serpents with modeled heads
Jar with serpents with modeled heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 5/8 x 7 x 7 1/8 in. (16.8 x 17.8 x 18.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with serpents with modeled heads
Jar with serpents with modeled heads
Description: Ceramic bells
Ceramic bells
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number58-34-20/43032
Ceramic bells
Ceramic bells
Description: Combat scene with two ballplayers
Combat scene with two ballplayers
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationGalerie Mermoz, Paris
Combat scene with two ballplayers
Combat scene with two ballplayers
Description: Female figure
Female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMuseo del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador
Female figure
Female figure
Description: Male figure carrying a maguey agave heart with a tumpline
Male figure carrying a maguey agave heart with a tumpline
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Male figure carrying a maguey agave...
Male figure carrying a maguey agave heart with a tumpline
Description: Smaller Baths, exercise court north wall, reticulate facing
Smaller Baths, exercise court north wall, reticulate facing
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 121–125
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Smaller Baths, exercise court north...
Smaller Baths, exercise court north wall, reticulate facing
Description: Model of a funeral procession and cheek-piercing ceremony
Model of a funeral procession and cheek-piercing ceremony
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Model of a funeral procession and...
Model of a funeral procession and cheek-piercing ceremony
Description: Female rasp player seated on a stool
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Female rasp player seated on a stool
Description: Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of the incising on the underside...
Drawing of the incising on the underside of a limestone bowl
Description: Engraved cylindrical bottle
Engraved cylindrical bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved cylindrical bottle
Engraved cylindrical bottle
Description: Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (28.9 x 21.6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/91621
Accession number1955.2339
Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Description: Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (19.4 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two pairs of serpents with...
Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Description: Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated...
Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated frets and scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSocorro Black-on-white
Dimensions15 x 18 1/2 in. (38.1 x 47 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with a quadripartite format of four...
Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated frets and scrolls
Description: Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions10 x 9 3/4 in. (25.4 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract...
Jar with macaw-head motifs, abstract birds, and a vertical zigzag band
Description: Two standing male warriors with darts
Two standing male warriors with darts
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Two standing male warriors with darts
Two standing male warriors with darts
Description: Bowl with a white cross with scrolled ends
Bowl with a white cross with scrolled ends
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions3 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (9.5 x 21.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a white cross with scrolled...
Bowl with a white cross with scrolled ends
Description: Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions15 x 8 x 6 in. (38.10 x 20.32 x 15.24 cm); 14 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (37.465 x 19.05 x 13.335 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
http://collections.denverartmuseum.org/object/1990.161.1-2
Accession number1990.161.1-2
Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Description: Seated male figure with a horned headdress
Seated male figure with a horned headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure with a horned...
Seated male figure with a horned headdress
Description: Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Description: Hopewell-related zoned jar (Alligator Bayou Stamped)
Hopewell-related zoned jar (Alligator Bayou Stamped)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/3755
Hopewell-related zoned jar (Alligator...
Hopewell-related zoned jar (Alligator Bayou Stamped)
Description: Embroidered Paracas mantle, black ground
Embroidered Paracas mantle, black ground
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeTextile
MaterialsAlpaca wool and cotton plain weave with wool embrodiery knit stem stitch
DimensionsLength 50 in. (127 cm)
LocationRhode Island Museum of Art, Providence
http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/177_mantle
Accession number40.190
Embroidered Paracas mantle, black ground
Embroidered Paracas mantle, black ground
Description: Necklace
Necklace
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleJeweler
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGreenstone
LocationCollection of Anthony Patano, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Necklace
Necklace
Description: Stacked "belts" on ceramics, Tikal Burial 23
Stacked "belts" on ceramics, Tikal Burial 23
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 650
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsOrange polychrome
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/13189
Accession number38-14-1
Stacked "belts" on ceramics, Tikal...
Stacked "belts" on ceramics, Tikal Burial 23
Description: Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (18.4 x 24.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and...
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Description: Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1625
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSikyatki Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 15 in. (19.1 x 38.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike...
Seed jar with three abstract, birdlike figures
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with negative resist design
Long-necked globular bottle with negative resist design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.69
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with negative resist design
Description: Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded...
Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Black-on-white
Dimensions9 3/4 x 11 in. (24.8 x 27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with black and white interlocking...
Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded designs
Description: Tray with mammiform legs
Tray with mammiform legs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Tray with mammiform legs
Tray with mammiform legs
Description: Armadillo, Yaxha Offering 10 (YXMM 098)
Armadillo, Yaxha Offering 10 (YXMM 098)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsShell
Armadillo, Yaxha Offering 10 (YXMM 098)
Armadillo, Yaxha Offering 10 (YXMM 098)
Description: Seed jar
Seed jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 725–875
Object typeContainer
MaterialsKana'a Black-on-white
LocationPrivate Collection
Seed jar
Seed jar
Description: Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two human figures marked with...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Description: Male figure blowing through a tube into a bowl
Male figure blowing through a tube into a bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationRon Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Male figure blowing through a tube into...
Male figure blowing through a tube into a bowl
Description: Cat, detail of fine inlay on proper left shoulder
Cat, detail of fine inlay on proper left shoulder
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 712–30 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLeaded bronze with mixed copper alloy inlay
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/219624?q=1962.69
Accession number1962.69
Cat, detail of fine inlay on proper left...
Cat, detail of fine inlay on proper left shoulder
Description: Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Description: Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions10.6 in. (27 cm) H
LocationBadisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro...
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Description: Model of a Strombus conch shell
Model of a Strombus conch shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York
Model of a Strombus conch shell
Model of a Strombus conch shell
Description: In the second chamber at Huitzilapa the jumbled position of the skeletal remains...
In the second chamber at Huitzilapa the jumbled position of the skeletal remains indicates that these individuals received secondary burial in this tomb
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
In the second chamber at Huitzilapa the...
In the second chamber at Huitzilapa the jumbled position of the skeletal remains indicates that these individuals received secondary burial in this tomb
Description: Seated female figure holding a plate
Seated female figure holding a plate
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Michoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California
Seated female figure holding a plate
Seated female figure holding a plate
Description: Male figure with a horned headdress
Male figure with a horned headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Male figure with a horned headdress
Male figure with a horned headdress
Description: Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationAnthony Patano Collection, Chicago
Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Description: Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168
Accession number1990.554.2
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
Description: Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white (oxidation fired, red)
Dimensions4 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (10.5 x 26.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a human figure with...
Bowl depicting a human figure with serrated "cloud terrace" (?)
Description: Model of a house-like pavilion on a platform
Model of a house-like pavilion on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions18 x 9 3/4 x 7 in. (45.7 x 24.8 x 17.8 cm)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Art
http://collections.artsmia.org/art/756/house-group-nayarit
Accession number47.2.37
Model of a house-like pavilion on a...
Model of a house-like pavilion on a platform
Description: Standing dancer with a removable headdress
Standing dancer with a removable headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing dancer with a removable...
Standing dancer with a removable headdress
Description: Carved pottery vase
Carved pottery vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 900
Object typeContainer
DimensionsHeight 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, New York
Accession number20/7626
Carved pottery vase
Carved pottery vase
Description: Jar with serrated bands of fine-line hatching and red and black triangles
Jar with serrated bands of fine-line hatching and red and black triangles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions11 1/8 x 12 in. (28.3 x 30.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with serrated bands of fine-line...
Jar with serrated bands of fine-line hatching and red and black triangles
Description: Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Description: Joined pair
Joined pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions15 x 16 x 13 in. (38.1 x 40.64 x 33.02 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253647
Accession numberM.86.296.75
Joined pair
Joined pair
Description: Lekythos, detail of side B: Mulatto maid-servant
Lekythos, detail of side B: Mulatto maid-servant
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 475–425 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsOverall 14 in. (35.5 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lekythos, detail of side B: Mulatto...
Lekythos, detail of side B: Mulatto maid-servant
Description: Reclinatorio with a dog's head in rear
Reclinatorio with a dog's head in rear
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York
Reclinatorio with a dog's head in rear
Reclinatorio with a dog's head in rear
Description: Woman lying on a metate
Woman lying on a metate
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Hope and Gerald Solomons, Iowa City
Woman lying on a metate
Woman lying on a metate
Description: Vessel in the form of an organ cactus
Vessel in the form of an organ cactus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions10 x 9 1/2 in. (25.4 x 24.13 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253680
Accession numberM.86.296.178
Vessel in the form of an organ cactus
Vessel in the form of an organ cactus
Description: Seated pair
Seated pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long, Castle Rock, Colorado
Seated pair
Seated pair
Description: Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human...
Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. (19.7 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a human figure with feathers at...
Jar with a human figure with feathers at elbows and hands and a bird with a human leg
Description: Olla with a continuous band of geometric designs
Olla with a continuous band of geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon/Salado
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTonto Polychrome
Dimensions11 1/2 x 16 in. (29.2 x 40.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with a continuous band of geometric...
Olla with a continuous band of geometric designs
Description: Vessel in the form of a dog
Vessel in the form of a dog
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date500 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMuseo Arqueológico del Banco del Pacífico, Guayas, Ecuador
Vessel in the form of a dog
Vessel in the form of a dog
Description: Bell-shaped shoulder olla with diagonal, geometric bands and scroll appendages
Bell-shaped shoulder olla with diagonal, geometric bands and scroll appendages
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureHohokam
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSacaton Red-on-buff
Dimensions14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bell-shaped shoulder olla with diagonal,...
Bell-shaped shoulder olla with diagonal, geometric bands and scroll appendages
Description: Bowl depicting a quail hunt and two seated figures accompanied by a woman, an...
Bowl depicting a quail hunt and two seated figures accompanied by a woman, an infant, and a cradleboard
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white (oxidation fired, red)
Dimensions4 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (12.1 x 22.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a quail hunt and two...
Bowl depicting a quail hunt and two seated figures accompanied by a woman, an infant, and a cradleboard
Description: Vessel with crabs
Vessel with crabs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Vessel with crabs
Vessel with crabs
Description: Seated elderly male figure with a black facial design
Seated elderly male figure with a black facial design
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California
Seated elderly male figure with a black...
Seated elderly male figure with a black facial design
Description: Vase with iguana supports
Vase with iguana supports
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York
Vase with iguana supports
Vase with iguana supports
Description: Seated mother with eighty-seven children
Seated mother with eighty-seven children
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated mother with eighty-seven children
Seated mother with eighty-seven children
Description: Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a Tuxcacuesco-style wrapped yoke
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a Tuxcacuesco-style wrapped yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing...
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a Tuxcacuesco-style wrapped yoke
Description: Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions3.5 in. (8.9 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Askos in the form of a child crouching...
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Description: Elderly pair
Elderly pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Elderly pair
Elderly pair
Description: Painted pottery bowl from Guasave
Painted pottery bowl from Guasave
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1350
Object typeContainer
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Painted pottery bowl from Guasave
Painted pottery bowl from Guasave
Description: Seated female
Seated female
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Michoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated female
Seated female
Description: Standing male holding an incensario
Standing male holding an incensario
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing male holding an incensario
Standing male holding an incensario
Description: Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit (Mexican)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 24 1/4 in. (62.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/37792
Accession number1971.888
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Description: Standing marriage pair
Standing marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing marriage pair
Standing marriage pair
Description: Group of conical-headed "teco" figurines
Group of conical-headed "teco" figurines
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/16 in. (7.0 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/30633
Accession numbery1968-64
Group of conical-headed "teco" figurines
Group of conical-headed "teco" figurines
Description: Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Description: Bowl with geometric designs, possibly including an abstract butterfly
Bowl with geometric designs, possibly including an abstract butterfly
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (11.4 x 26 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with geometric designs, possibly...
Bowl with geometric designs, possibly including an abstract butterfly
Description: Bowl depicting a pair of white rabbits
Bowl depicting a pair of white rabbits
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
Dimensions5 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (13 x 29.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting a pair of white rabbits
Bowl depicting a pair of white rabbits
Description: Bottle with two plumed serpents
Bottle with two plumed serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 15.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bottle with two plumed serpents
Bottle with two plumed serpents
Description: Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details of recurrent design
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details of recurrent design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeIllustration
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details...
Embroidered Paracas mantle, with details of recurrent design
Description: Chama-area vessel, detail
Chama-area vessel, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/13189
Accession number38-14-1
Chama-area vessel, detail
Chama-area vessel, detail
Description: Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsClay
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/51275
Accession number1950-134-368
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Pottery "Chinesca type" figures
Description: Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (19.4 x 18.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a figure on one knee with...
Jar with a figure on one knee with plumes and a ball, and a standing figure with plumes
Description: Jar with birdlike creatures
Jar with birdlike creatures
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 22 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with birdlike creatures
Jar with birdlike creatures
Description: Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeContainer
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Description: Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationArkansas State University Museum, Jonesboro
Seated female effigy vessel; known as...
Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Description: Barra-phase pottery
Barra-phase pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1900–1700 BC
Object typeIllustration
Barra-phase pottery
Barra-phase pottery
Description: Seated male figure wearing a conch-shell headdress
Seated male figure wearing a conch-shell headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date300–100 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions14 x 11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (35.6 x 29.8 x 21.3 cm)
LocationUtah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Accession numberUMFA1985.004
Seated male figure wearing a conch-shell...
Seated male figure wearing a conch-shell headdress
Description: Coatimundi
Coatimundi
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Coatimundi
Coatimundi
Description: Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 in. (20 x 20.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped...
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Description: Seated male figure held by a female figure
Seated male figure held by a female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure held by a female...
Seated male figure held by a female figure
Description: Sleeping female figure
Sleeping female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationAppleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
Sleeping female figure
Sleeping female figure
Description: Group of fourteen heads
Group of fourteen heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsShell and jade
LocationPrivate Collection
Group of fourteen heads
Group of fourteen heads
Description: Cylindrical vessel
Cylindrical vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán/Guanajuato
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Cylindrical vessel
Cylindrical vessel
Description: Cup with incised skull motif
Cup with incised skull motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession numberSEH9
Cup with incised skull motif
Cup with incised skull motif
Description: Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (17.2 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped...
Jar with macaw-head motifs, P-shaped motifs, and abstract human faces
Description: Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery...
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Description: Jar
Jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/4486
Jar
Jar
Description: Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded...
Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Black-on-white
Dimensions9 3/4 x 11 in. (24.8 x 27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with black and white interlocking...
Jar with black and white interlocking scrolls, checkerboard, hatching, and banded designs
Description: Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
Dimensions11 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (29 x 18 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10009
Accession number1959.55.18
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying...
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Description: Drawing of a Maya bowl "from near Peto"
Drawing of a Maya bowl "from near Peto"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nameSpinden, Herbert Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1913
Object typeDrawing
Drawing of a Maya bowl "from near Peto"
Drawing of a Maya bowl "from near Peto"
Description: Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with semicircles with geometric...
Jar with semicircles with geometric elements, and quail (?) on the bottom
Description: Bowl with a tripartite rotating design
Bowl with a tripartite rotating design
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions4 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (10.8 x 18.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a tripartite rotating design
Bowl with a tripartite rotating design
Description: Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Representative selection of...
Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Description: Head vessel
Head vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1250
Object typeContainer
MaterialsPlumbate pottery
DimensionsHeight 5 3/10 in. (13.5 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Head vessel
Head vessel
Description: Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Art Museum
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Description: Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (22.5 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
Description: Drawing of a figurine wearing a yoke with a jaguar-head hacha and playing a...
Drawing of a figurine wearing a yoke with a jaguar-head hacha and playing a conch-shell trumpet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Drawing of a figurine wearing a yoke...
Drawing of a figurine wearing a yoke with a jaguar-head hacha and playing a conch-shell trumpet
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL3485
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated female figure with a red hand...
Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Description: Dog transforming into a human
Dog transforming into a human
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Dog transforming into a human
Dog transforming into a human
Description: Duck
Duck
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Duck
Duck
Description: Olla with diagonal serrated scrolls and geometric designs
Olla with diagonal serrated scrolls and geometric designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon/Salado
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGila Polychrome
Dimensions11 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (29.2 x 39.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with diagonal serrated scrolls and...
Olla with diagonal serrated scrolls and geometric designs
Description: Engraved cylindrical jar
Engraved cylindrical jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved cylindrical jar
Engraved cylindrical jar
Description: Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent
Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (22.2 x 23 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with both a plumed serpent and a...
Jar with both a plumed serpent and a macaw-headed serpent
Description: Busiris (?), detail of a stamnos
Busiris (?), detail of a stamnos
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 14.4 in. (36.7 cm) H
LocationAshmolean Museum, Oxford
https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/387335
Accession numberAN1896-1908.G.270
Busiris (?), detail of a stamnos
Busiris (?), detail of a stamnos
Description: Intarsia panel
Intarsia panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date50 BC–AD 50
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLeaded bronze with silver and copper inlays
Dimensions1 11/16 × 9 9/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 24.3 × 0.4 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304276?q=1992.316
Accession number1992.316
Intarsia panel
Intarsia panel
Description: Rhyton: Negro youth struggling with a crocodile
Rhyton: Negro youth struggling with a crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 350 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8.7 in. (22.2 cm) H
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/65810
Accession numberGR.58.1865
Rhyton: Negro youth struggling with a...
Rhyton: Negro youth struggling with a crocodile
Description: Handle and top of an oinochoe (wine pitcher), detail of tool marks in decorative...
Handle and top of an oinochoe (wine pitcher), detail of tool marks in decorative patterns
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureEtruscan
Creator roleArtist
Creation date500–460 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBronze with leaded bronze handle
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304316?q=1972.51
Accession number1972.51
Handle and top of an oinochoe (wine...
Handle and top of an oinochoe (wine pitcher), detail of tool marks in decorative patterns
Description: Teardrop bottle with a dog effigy head
Teardrop bottle with a dog effigy head
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions11 x 6 in. (27.9 x 15.2 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3798/
Accession numberHM3798
Teardrop bottle with a dog effigy head
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Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Alan and Marianne Schwartz, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Jar with a zigzag band of dotted circles
Jar with a zigzag band of dotted circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (24.1 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag band of dotted circles
Jar with a zigzag band of dotted circles
Description: Jar with linked diagonal bands and hatching
Jar with linked diagonal bands and hatching
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions9 x 9 3/4 in. (22.9 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with linked diagonal bands and...
Jar with linked diagonal bands and hatching
Description: Ring of dancers
Ring of dancers
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Ring of dancers
Ring of dancers
Description: Couple carried on a litter
Couple carried on a litter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Couple carried on a litter
Couple carried on a litter
Description: Seated male figure holding a vat and drinking cup
Seated male figure holding a vat and drinking cup
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure holding a vat and...
Seated male figure holding a vat and drinking cup
Description: Male figurine with detailed coiffure and diaper loincloth
Male figurine with detailed coiffure and diaper loincloth
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationStokes Family Collection, Upper Nyack, New York
Male figurine with detailed coiffure and...
Male figurine with detailed coiffure and diaper loincloth
Description: Olla with interlocking hatched and black stepped motifs, and tab shoulder designs
Olla with interlocking hatched and black stepped motifs, and tab shoulder designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSocorro Black-on-white
Dimensions20 x 21 1/2 in. (50.8 x 54.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with interlocking hatched and black...
Olla with interlocking hatched and black stepped motifs, and tab shoulder designs
Description: Pottery figurine
Pottery figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Pottery figurine
Pottery figurine
Description: Jar with two serpents with modeled heads, skewed diamonds, and large circles
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads, skewed diamonds, and large circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (21.6 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two serpents with modeled...
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads, skewed diamonds, and large circles
Description: Detail of two marriage couples seated on opposite sides of the circular altar or...
Detail of two marriage couples seated on opposite sides of the circular altar or pyramid
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Detail of two marriage couples seated on...
Detail of two marriage couples seated on opposite sides of the circular altar or pyramid
Description: Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Description: Vessel in the form of gourds
Vessel in the form of gourds
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
Vessel in the form of gourds
Vessel in the form of gourds
Description: Contortionist
Contortionist
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Contortionist
Contortionist
Description: Acrobat-juggler vessel
Acrobat-juggler vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware, gesso, mineral pigments, gold leaf
LocationPrivate Collection
Acrobat-juggler vessel
Acrobat-juggler vessel
Description: Dancing dogs
Dancing dogs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Dancing dogs
Dancing dogs
Description: Vessel with zapotes
Vessel with zapotes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Vessel with zapotes
Vessel with zapotes
Description: Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (18.4 x 24.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and...
Jar with bird-wing motifs, feathers, and diagonal serrated bands
Description: Polychrome pottery
Polychrome pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeIllustration
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Polychrome pottery
Polychrome pottery
Description: Water vessel
Water vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (18.9 x 13.3 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=60766
Accession number5/6318
Water vessel
Water vessel
Description: Jar with two serpents with modeled heads
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (18.4 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads
Description: Seated ballplayer
Seated ballplayer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco (Mexican)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated ballplayer
Seated ballplayer
Description: Watery journey or death of the Maize god
Watery journey or death of the Maize god
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
Watery journey or death of the Maize god
Watery journey or death of the Maize god
Description: Pottery group of dancers
Pottery group of dancers
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 0–100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Pottery group of dancers
Pottery group of dancers
Description: Shaman carrying a human figure on his back
Shaman carrying a human figure on his back
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Shaman carrying a human figure on his...
Shaman carrying a human figure on his back
Description: Seated drummer
Seated drummer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art
Seated drummer
Seated drummer
Description: Jar with a composite creature with a macaw head and a human leg
Jar with a composite creature with a macaw head and a human leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions6 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (17.2 x 18.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a composite creature with a...
Jar with a composite creature with a macaw head and a human leg
Description: Jar with dotted-square diamond-shaped frames, and hatched and black stepped designs
Jar with dotted-square diamond-shaped frames, and hatched and black stepped designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Black-on-white
Dimensions9 x 8 7/8 in. (22.9 x 22.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with dotted-square diamond-shaped...
Jar with dotted-square diamond-shaped frames, and hatched and black stepped designs
Description: Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsFour Mile Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 10 in. (11.4 x 25.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting two masked figures,...
Bowl depicting two masked figures, possibly kachinas
Description: Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1450 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Drawing of a stirrup-spout vessel
Description: Standing warrior
Standing warrior
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions37 1/2 x 16 x 17 in. (95.25 x 40.64 x 43.18 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253626
Accession numberM.86.296.86
Standing warrior
Standing warrior
Description: Standing couple
Standing couple
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationGalerie Mermoz, Paris
Standing couple
Standing couple
Description: Bottle with three crayfish supports
Bottle with three crayfish supports
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Bottle with three crayfish supports
Bottle with three crayfish supports
Description: At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of ancient buildings appear amid heaps of broken...
At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of ancient buildings appear amid heaps of broken pottery remaining from the dry-season saltworks
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of...
At Cerritos Colorados, foundations of ancient buildings appear amid heaps of broken pottery remaining from the dry-season saltworks
Description: Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side B: soldiers coming...
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side B: soldiers coming to the aid of Busiris
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 510 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions17.9 in. (45.5 cm) H
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/56545
Accession numberAntikensammlung, IV 3576
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting...
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side B: soldiers coming to the aid of Busiris
Description: Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 x 11 3/8 in. (27.9 x 28.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and...
Jar with a zigzag band, diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Description: Engraved tripod vessel
Engraved tripod vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL1263
Engraved tripod vessel
Engraved tripod vessel
Description: Jar with interlocking bands of geometric motifs
Jar with interlocking bands of geometric motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Tonto variant
Dimensions9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with interlocking bands of geometric...
Jar with interlocking bands of geometric motifs
Description: Model of a funerary scene
Model of a funerary scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Model of a funerary scene
Model of a funerary scene
Description: Standing couple
Standing couple
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing couple
Standing couple
Description: Vessel with shrimps
Vessel with shrimps
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Vessel with shrimps
Vessel with shrimps
Description: Sleeping dog
Sleeping dog
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Barbara and Justin Kerr, New York
Sleeping dog
Sleeping dog
Description: Two shamans in combat
Two shamans in combat
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Museum of Natural History
Two shamans in combat
Two shamans in combat
Description: Rhyton: head of a man mixed type, frontal view
Rhyton: head of a man mixed type, frontal view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions5.7 in. (14.5 cm) H
LocationMuseo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome
Rhyton: head of a man mixed type,...
Rhyton: head of a man mixed type, frontal view
Description: Squash vessel with parrot supports
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Squash vessel with parrot supports
Description: Royal mantle
Royal mantle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation dateAD 250–550
Object typeTextile
MaterialsTextile
Dimensions36 x 66 in. (91.4 x 167.6 cm)
LocationBentley-Dillard Collection, Las Vegas
Royal mantle
Royal mantle
Description: Standing figure wearing a headdresss with twin circular motifs
Standing figure wearing a headdresss with twin circular motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing figure wearing a headdresss...
Standing figure wearing a headdresss with twin circular motifs
Description: Standing ballplayer
Standing ballplayer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco (Mexican)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection, Barcelona
Standing ballplayer
Standing ballplayer
Description: Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines...
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines and triangles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome variant, with Sikyatki-like motifs on the exterior
Dimensions2 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (7 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the...
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the exterior, four groups of interlocking lines and triangles
Description: Feathers ringing a bowl, Tikal Burial 116
Feathers ringing a bowl, Tikal Burial 116
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 734
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsZacatal cream polychrome
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Feathers ringing a bowl, Tikal Burial...
Feathers ringing a bowl, Tikal Burial 116
Description: Seated polychrome female figure with tattoos
Seated polychrome female figure with tattoos
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated polychrome female figure with...
Seated polychrome female figure with tattoos
Description: Lamp stand in the form of a tree
Lamp stand in the form of a tree
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date0–AD 300
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsMixed copper alloy
Dimensions10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304118?q=1969.177.16
Accession number1969.177.16
Lamp stand in the form of a tree
Lamp stand in the form of a tree
Description: Model of a houselike pavilion on a platform
Model of a houselike pavilion on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Art Museum
Model of a houselike pavilion on a...
Model of a houselike pavilion on a platform
Description: Prisoner
Prisoner
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Prisoner
Prisoner
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 900–200 BC
Object typeContainer
DimensionsHeight 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Engraved jar
Engraved jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved jar
Engraved jar
Description: Shoulder cauldron with diagonal, basketry pattern
Shoulder cauldron with diagonal, basketry pattern
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureHohokam
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSacaton Red-on-buff
Dimensions9 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. (25.1 x 41.6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/124649
Accession number1993.352
Shoulder cauldron with diagonal,...
Shoulder cauldron with diagonal, basketry pattern
Description: Two-nozzled suspension lamp with lion protomes and Pan's heads
Two-nozzled suspension lamp with lion protomes and Pan's heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date0–AD 100
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions13 11/16 × 13 3/16 × 12 in. (34.7 × 33.5 × 30.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466095&partId=1&searchText=suspension+lamp&museumno=1864,0126.1&page=1
Accession number1864,0126.1
Two-nozzled suspension lamp with lion...
Two-nozzled suspension lamp with lion protomes and Pan's heads
Description: Seated male figure with right arm raised, holding a cup
Seated male figure with right arm raised, holding a cup
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure with right arm...
Seated male figure with right arm raised, holding a cup
Description: Vessel in the form of a section of pochotl (ceiba) tree
Vessel in the form of a section of pochotl (ceiba) tree
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Vessel in the form of a section of...
Vessel in the form of a section of pochotl (ceiba) tree
Description: Scalloped-rim vessel
Scalloped-rim vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions4 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (12.1 x 24.1 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL5607
Scalloped-rim vessel
Scalloped-rim vessel
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay
DimensionsDiam 3.4 in. (8.75 cm)
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/66529
Accession numberGR.102.1890
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Description: Candelabrum, one of the Barberini Candelabra
Candelabrum, one of the Barberini Candelabra
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsMarble
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
Candelabrum, one of the Barberini...
Candelabrum, one of the Barberini Candelabra
Description: Pottery bowl
Pottery bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCream on red
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Pottery bowl
Pottery bowl
Description: Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Polychrome
Dimensions5 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (13 x 27 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Bowl with squatting figure and a quiver
Description: Jar with a pair of plumed serpents
Jar with a pair of plumed serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a pair of plumed serpents
Jar with a pair of plumed serpents
Description: Figure wearing a short shirt and breeches
Figure wearing a short shirt and breeches
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Presley Norton, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Figure wearing a short shirt and...
Figure wearing a short shirt and breeches
Description: Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail and a...
Jar with modeled quail and a double-macaw-headed diamond motif
Description: Pottery figure
Pottery figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
Dimensions11 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (29 x 24.8 x 9.7 cm)
LocationBaltimore Museum of Art
https://collection.artbma.org/objects/23531/seated-male-figure
Accession number1960.30.84
Pottery figure
Pottery figure
Description: Friedrich Schavard, "Collatio super urbis recommendatione": Seal...
Friedrich Schavard, "Collatio super urbis recommendatione": Seal of the city of Trier
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1402
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 10157, fol. 13r
Friedrich Schavard, "Collatio super...
Friedrich Schavard, "Collatio super urbis recommendatione": Seal of the city of Trier
Description: Family group
Family group
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Family group
Family group
Description: Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions10.6 in. (27 cm) H
LocationBadisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro...
Etruscan oinochoe in form of a Negro wearing a laurel wreath
Description: Jar with macaw-head motifs and skewed diamonds
Jar with macaw-head motifs and skewed diamonds
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20.6 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with macaw-head motifs and skewed...
Jar with macaw-head motifs and skewed diamonds
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 900–200 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationNational University of Trujillo Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History, Peru
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions12 x 10 x 8 in. (30.48 x 25.4 x 20.32 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253525
Accession numberM.86.296.30
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
Description: Ballgame figurine
Ballgame figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureChupícuaro
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Ballgame figurine
Ballgame figurine
Description: Pyriform vase
Pyriform vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 900–1000
Object typeContainer
MaterialsPlumbate pottery
Dimensions8 3/8 x 3 in. (21.3 x 7.7 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8647
Accession number1958.86.2
Pyriform vase
Pyriform vase
Description: Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)
LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California
Seated female figure with a red hand...
Seated female figure with a red hand sign
Description: Bottle with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs
Bottle with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (19.7 x 13.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bottle with a zigzag band and macaw-head...
Bottle with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs
Description: Shaman with a young initiate hanging down his front
Shaman with a young initiate hanging down his front
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationLowe Museum of Art, University of Miami, Florida
Shaman with a young initiate hanging...
Shaman with a young initiate hanging down his front
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions8 x 15 in. (20.32 x 38.1 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253930
Accession numberM.86.296.191
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Cylindrical vase with four reliefs
Cylindrical vase with four reliefs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Cylindrical vase with four reliefs
Cylindrical vase with four reliefs
Description: Ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureZapotec
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Art Museum
Ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Ballplayer figurine wearing a woven yoke
Description: Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned serpent
Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsMimbres Black-on-white
LocationAutry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles
Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned...
Bowl depicting a fish-tailed horned serpent
Description: Grave marker depicting a horned figure
Grave marker depicting a horned figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date600–500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Guatemala City
Grave marker depicting a horned figure
Grave marker depicting a horned figure
Description: Couple with a child
Couple with a child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Couple with a child
Couple with a child
Description: Female effigy vessel with a double-macaw-headed diamond motif on her back
Female effigy vessel with a double-macaw-headed diamond motif on her back
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions12 x 8 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.5 x 20.6 x 23.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Female effigy vessel with a...
Female effigy vessel with a double-macaw-headed diamond motif on her back
Description: Joined ducks
Joined ducks
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Joined ducks
Joined ducks
Description: Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typeContainer
LocationWhereabouts Unknown
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Polychrome pottery effigy vessel
Description: Mother goddess figure
Mother goddess figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Mother goddess figure
Mother goddess figure
Description: Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 875–1130
Object typeContainer
MaterialsBlack Mesa Black-on-white
Dimensions19 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (49.5 x 50.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal...
Olla with basketry pattern of horizontal diamond bands and hourglass designs
Description: Squatting warrior wearing a helmet
Squatting warrior wearing a helmet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions14 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 11 in. (37.6 x 39.9 x 27.9 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3835/
Accession numberHM3835
Squatting warrior wearing a helmet
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Description: Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated female figure
Seated female figure
Description: Pottery figurine head
Pottery figurine head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 800–900
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Pottery figurine head
Pottery figurine head
Description: Funerary cheek-piercing rite
Funerary cheek-piercing rite
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions11 x 15 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (27.94 x 39.37 x 8.89 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253524
Accession numberM.86.296.20
Funerary cheek-piercing rite
Funerary cheek-piercing rite
Description: Ceramic bells
Ceramic bells
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number58-34-20/43031
Ceramic bells
Ceramic bells
Description: Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two human figures marked with...
Jar with two human figures marked with crosshatches, and an abstract plumed serpent and a zigzag band of geometric scrolls
Description: Intarsia panel, detail
Intarsia panel, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date50 BC–AD 50
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLeadedbronze with silver and copper inlays
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304277?q=1992.320
Accession number1992.320
Intarsia panel, detail
Intarsia panel, detail
Description: Jar with horizontal bands of interlocking scrolls and dotted circles
Jar with horizontal bands of interlocking scrolls and dotted circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (19.7 x 19.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with horizontal bands of...
Jar with horizontal bands of interlocking scrolls and dotted circles
Description: Bowl with a continuous spiral of zigzags and stepped motifs
Bowl with a continuous spiral of zigzags and stepped motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1325–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsKwakina Polychrome
Dimensions6 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (15.9 x 31.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a continuous spiral of zigzags...
Bowl with a continuous spiral of zigzags and stepped motifs
Description: Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions3 x 7 7/8 in. (7.5 x (20 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number819/849
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with...
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Description: Female figure
Female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMuseo del Banco Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Female figure
Female figure
Description: Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationCeramoteca, Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Newborn Maize God under "Nal" sign
Description: Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
DimensionsHeight 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/9345
Accession number1958.737
Portrait vessel
Portrait vessel
Description: Tripod bottle
Tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.629
Tripod bottle
Tripod bottle
Description: Seated male figure with a shoulder cape
Seated male figure with a shoulder cape
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male figure with a shoulder cape
Seated male figure with a shoulder cape
Description: Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions17 x 14 x 13 in. (43.18 x 35.56 x 33.02 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253543
Accession numberM.86.296.85
Seated male figure rhythmically...
Seated male figure rhythmically gesturing
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Hopewell ware jar
Hopewell ware jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5424/4702
Hopewell ware jar
Hopewell ware jar
Description: Vessel in the form of a kneeling skeletonized woman
Vessel in the form of a kneeling skeletonized woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–900 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationRaymond and Laura Wielgus Collection
Vessel in the form of a kneeling...
Vessel in the form of a kneeling skeletonized woman
Description: Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sculptural-vase-drinking-horn-with-a-crocodile-devouring-an-african-boy-153864
Accession number98.881
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro...
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Description: Seated turtle-shell drummer
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Seated turtle-shell drummer
Description: Seated warrior
Seated warrior
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions14 x 13 x 9 in. (35.56 x 33.02 x 22.86 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253656
Accession numberM.86.296.118
Seated warrior
Seated warrior
Description: Roasted dog on the platter
Roasted dog on the platter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Roasted dog on the platter
Roasted dog on the platter
Description: Male figure with a shark headdress
Male figure with a shark headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Male figure with a shark headdress
Male figure with a shark headdress
Description: Bowl with stepped terraces and macaw-head motifs
Bowl with stepped terraces and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions4 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (11.4 x 29.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with stepped terraces and...
Bowl with stepped terraces and macaw-head motifs
Description: Hemispheric bowl with a bisected, geometric composition around a reserved center
Hemispheric bowl with a bisected, geometric composition around a reserved center
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureMogollon
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1150
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClassic Mimbres Black-on-white
LocationPrivate Collection
Hemispheric bowl with a bisected,...
Hemispheric bowl with a bisected, geometric composition around a reserved center
Description: Jar with vertical red stripes and double bands of stepped scrolls
Jar with vertical red stripes and double bands of stepped scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (21 x 22.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with vertical red stripes and double...
Jar with vertical red stripes and double bands of stepped scrolls
Description: Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions7 7/8 x 8 in. (20 x 20.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped...
Jar with a double-reversed P-shaped motif and macaw-head motifs
Description: A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberPC 0013
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or...
A Late Classic bowl as "squash" or "pumpkin"
Description: Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed...
Polychrome pottery figure, round-headed type
Description: Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag...
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag design
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique...
Jar with a red stripe and an oblique band with interlocking scrolls and a zigzag design
Description: Part of a box mirror, detail showing turning marks
Part of a box mirror, detail showing turning marks
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date400–200 BC
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions4 7/16 × 1/8 in. (11.3 × 0.3 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/174404?q=2012.1.63
Accession number2012.1.63
Part of a box mirror, detail showing...
Part of a box mirror, detail showing turning marks
Description: Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationArkansas State University Museum, Jonesboro
Seated female effigy vessel; known as...
Seated female effigy vessel; known as Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies
Description: Bowl with a complex, asymmetrical, bisected geometric composition of opposing and...
Bowl with a complex, asymmetrical, bisected geometric composition of opposing and interlocking angles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1350
Object typeContainer
MaterialsKinishba Polychrome, White Mountain Red Ware
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a complex, asymmetrical,...
Bowl with a complex, asymmetrical, bisected geometric composition of opposing and interlocking angles
Description: Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Marriage pair
Marriage pair
Description: Drawing of a ballplayer or warrior figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke and...
Drawing of a ballplayer or warrior figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke and holding a bat
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Drawing of a ballplayer or warrior...
Drawing of a ballplayer or warrior figurine wearing a traditional-style yoke and holding a bat
Description: Male figure carrying a vessel with a tumpline
Male figure carrying a vessel with a tumpline
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection, New York
Male figure carrying a vessel with a...
Male figure carrying a vessel with a tumpline
Description: Jar with incised hands
Jar with incised hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession number1930.2.308
Jar with incised hands
Jar with incised hands
Description: Pottery house vessels
Pottery house vessels
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–300 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Pottery house vessels
Pottery house vessels
Description: Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions8 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (21.6 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and...
Jar with two plumed serpents, birds, and P-shaped motifs
Description: Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.3 in. (23.6 cm) H
LocationHearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, San Simeon
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of...
Kantharos in shape of conjoined heads of a white woman and a satyr
Description: Model antler with a human head
Model antler with a human head
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Model antler with a human head
Model antler with a human head
Description: Figure of a man bearing a burden of pottery
Figure of a man bearing a burden of pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Figure of a man bearing a burden of...
Figure of a man bearing a burden of pottery
Description: Seated male pair rhymically gesturing
Seated male pair rhymically gesturing
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated male pair rhymically gesturing
Seated male pair rhymically gesturing
Description: Seated male figure wearing a beaked helmet
Seated male figure wearing a beaked helmet
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (39.0 x 26.0 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number30.3/ 2415
Seated male figure wearing a beaked...
Seated male figure wearing a beaked helmet
Description: Bow fibula: horses, birds, and fish
Bow fibula: horses, birds, and fish
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date750–700 BC
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions3 15/16 × 6 11/16 × 1/16 in. (10 × 17 × 0.1 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/303951?q=1986.655
Accession number1986.655
Bow fibula: horses, birds, and fish
Bow fibula: horses, birds, and fish
Description: Standing male figure
Standing male figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long, Castle Rock, Colorado
Standing male figure
Standing male figure
Description: Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 0
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Incised polychrome pottery vessel
Description: Double cloth
Double cloth
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureNazca
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 200 BC
Object typeTextile
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru
Double cloth
Double cloth
Description: Armadillo bowl
Armadillo bowl
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 650
Object typeIllustration
Armadillo bowl
Armadillo bowl
Description: Lekythos, detail of side A: young Greek woman
Lekythos, detail of side A: young Greek woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 475–425 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsOverall 14 in. (35.5 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lekythos, detail of side A: young Greek...
Lekythos, detail of side A: young Greek woman
Description: Tunic
Tunic
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureHuari
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeClothing/Costume
MaterialsCamelid wool
Dimensions43 1/4 x 47 1/8 in. (109.9 x 119.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/85520
Accession number1955.1784
Tunic
Tunic
Description: Prisoner
Prisoner
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationCollection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goldenberg, Los Angeles
Prisoner
Prisoner
Description: Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Representative selection of...
Representative selection of Usmajac-phase pottery
Description: Reclining figure
Reclining figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California
Reclining figure
Reclining figure
Description: Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (19.1 x 20 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds,...
Jar with interlocking scrolls, diamonds, and a vertical zigzag
Description: Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC875
Tripod vessel with negative resist...
Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Description: Intarsia panel
Intarsia panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date50 BC–AD 50
Object typeFurniture
MaterialsLeaded bronze with copper and silver inlays
Dimensions1 11/16 × 9 13/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 25 × 0.4 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/304277?q=1992.320
Accession number1992.320
Intarsia panel
Intarsia panel
Description: Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 700–800
Object typeIllustration
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Cylindrical tripod vessel
Description: Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a phallic-style yoke
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a phallic-style yoke
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing...
Drawing of a ballplayer figurine wearing a phallic-style yoke
Description: Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip
DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618
Accession numberAC1996.146.27
Phytomorphic Vessel
Phytomorphic Vessel
Description: Pottery bowl at Ticul
Pottery bowl at Ticul
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nameCatherwood, Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1843
Object typeDrawing
Pottery bowl at Ticul
Pottery bowl at Ticul
Description: Six-nozzled suspension lamp with heads and ship's prows: seen from below
Six-nozzled suspension lamp with heads and ship's prows: seen from below
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleDesigner
Creation date0–AD 100
Object typeLighting Device
MaterialsLeaded bronze
Dimensions4 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (10.5 × 25.8 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/300052?q=1990.71
Accession number1990.71
Six-nozzled suspension lamp with heads...
Six-nozzled suspension lamp with heads and ship's prows: seen from below
Description: Elderly female figure with a cane
Elderly female figure with a cane
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Elderly female figure with a cane
Elderly female figure with a cane
Description: Standing dancer with ritual attire
Standing dancer with ritual attire
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing dancer with ritual attire
Standing dancer with ritual attire
Description: Shouldered jar with an asymmetrical, open band of opposing standard or banner...
Shouldered jar with an asymmetrical, open band of opposing standard or banner motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureZuni
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1475–1680
Object typeContainer
MaterialsMatsaki Polychrome, Zuni Buff Ware
LocationPrivate Collection
Shouldered jar with an asymmetrical,...
Shouldered jar with an asymmetrical, open band of opposing standard or banner motifs
Description: Dagger
Dagger
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nationality/cultureMinoan
Creator roleArmorer
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typeArms/Armor
MaterialsBronze with silver rivets
Dimensions10 3/16 × 1 11/16 × 9/16 in. (25.8 × 4.3 × 1.4 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312179?q=1956.70
Accession number1956.70
Dagger
Dagger
Description: Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsVilla Ahumada Polychrome, Ramos variant
Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures...
Jar with abstract, birdlike creatures and macaw-head motifs
Description: Dancer wearing a deity headdress
Dancer wearing a deity headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
Dancer wearing a deity headdress
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Description: Vessel with trophy heads
Vessel with trophy heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationDenver Art Museum
Vessel with trophy heads
Vessel with trophy heads
Description: Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Seated marriage pair
Seated marriage pair
Description: Engraved bottle
Engraved bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1600–1800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved bottle
Engraved bottle
Description: Seated chieftain wearing a headdress with a horn and dog's head
Seated chieftain wearing a headdress with a horn and dog's head
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 250
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions19 1/2 x 11 x 9 1/2 in. (49.5 x 28 x 24 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/146944
Accession number1997.363
Seated chieftain wearing a headdress...
Seated chieftain wearing a headdress with a horn and dog's head
Description: Olla with cross motifs inside circles against a background of corrugated designs
Olla with cross motifs inside circles against a background of corrugated designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1100–1250
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTularosa Black-on-white
Dimensions11 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (29.2 x 40 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with cross motifs inside circles...
Olla with cross motifs inside circles against a background of corrugated designs
Description: Elongated figure with hands on hips
Elongated figure with hands on hips
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMichoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Elongated figure with hands on hips
Elongated figure with hands on hips
Description: Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (19.4 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two pairs of serpents with...
Jar with two pairs of serpents with modeled heads
Description: Model of a house
Model of a house
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationMiller Family Collection, Chicago
Model of a house
Model of a house
Description: Grotesque seated female figure
Grotesque seated female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Michoacán
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationFowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles
Grotesque seated female figure
Grotesque seated female figure
Description: Wide-necked jar with human hand design
Wide-necked jar with human hand design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Wide-necked jar with human hand design
Wide-necked jar with human hand design
Description: Engraved double bottle
Engraved double bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 3/8 x 8 in. (16.2 x 20.3 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5125.1523
Engraved double bottle
Engraved double bottle
Description: Shaman with a tree growing from his back
Shaman with a tree growing from his back
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Shaman with a tree growing from his back
Shaman with a tree growing from his back
Description: Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a party
Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a party
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600
Object typeContainer
Dimensions9 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.2 x 18 x 18 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/111646
Accession numberIdent.Nr. IV Ca 49923
Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a...
Vase with Chahk in his cave hosting a party
Description: Drawings of eight ballgame figurines
Drawings of eight ballgame figurines
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Drawings of eight ballgame figurines
Drawings of eight ballgame figurines
Description: Two shamans riding a drum
Two shamans riding a drum
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Two shamans riding a drum
Two shamans riding a drum
Description: Jar with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs in cartouches
Jar with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs in cartouches
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.1 x 17.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with a zigzag band and macaw-head...
Jar with a zigzag band and macaw-head motifs in cartouches
Description: Whistle figurine
Whistle figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed-ware
DimensionsHeight 12 in. (30.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession number1931.478
Whistle figurine
Whistle figurine
Description: Palmar Orange Polychrome bowl, Tikal Burial 147
Palmar Orange Polychrome bowl, Tikal Burial 147
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 750
Object typeIllustration
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Palmar Orange Polychrome bowl, Tikal...
Palmar Orange Polychrome bowl, Tikal Burial 147
Description: Ring of dancers with musicians
Ring of dancers with musicians
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima/Jalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (14.6 x 29.5 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/8960/
Accession number306:1978
Ring of dancers with musicians
Ring of dancers with musicians
Description: Vase with monkey scribes holding round objects
Vase with monkey scribes holding round objects
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware: brown-black and red on cream slip paint
Dimensions5 x 4 3/8 in. (12.7 x 11.2 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/cylinder-vase-36314
Accession number1988.1182
Vase with monkey scribes holding round...
Vase with monkey scribes holding round objects
Description: Heron
Heron
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 1/2 x 6 x 5 1/2 in. (34.29 x 15.24 x 13.97 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/253679
Accession numberM.86.296.171
Heron
Heron
Description: Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347
Accession number1997.475
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual
Description: Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–300 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationKistermann Collection, Aachen, Germany
Standing warrior holding a dart
Standing warrior holding a dart
Description: Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Architectural inlays: black prisoners
Architectural inlays: black prisoners
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1198–1166 B.C.
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsPolychrome faience
Dimensions15.7 × 7 cm
LocationNecropolis of El Khokha, tomb of Amenemhat-Sourer, Thebes, Egypt
Architectural inlays: black prisoners
Architectural inlays: black prisoners
Description: Standing couple
Standing couple
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureBahía
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware with pigment
Dimensions15 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (39.7 x 29.2 x 14 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
http://collections.denverartmuseum.org/object/1987.72
Accession number1987.72
Standing couple
Joined male-female pair
Description: Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated...
Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated frets and scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureAnasazi
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 950–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSocorro Black-on-white
Dimensions15 x 18 1/2 in. (38.1 x 47 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Olla with a quadripartite format of four...
Olla with a quadripartite format of four right-angle bands terminating in serrated frets and scrolls
Description: Contortionist
Contortionist
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Contortionist
Contortionist
Description: Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side A: Heracles...
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side A: Heracles slaying Busiris's priests
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 510 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH: 17.9 in. (45.5 cm)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/56545
Accession numberAntikensammlung, IV 3576
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting...
Hydria, scenes from Heracles fighting against the Egyptians, side A: Heracles slaying Busiris's priests
Description: Engraved tripod bottle
Engraved tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved tripod bottle
Engraved tripod bottle
Description: Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (14 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds,...
Jar with modeled quail, linked diamonds, and macaw-head motifs
Description: Frog vessel
Frog vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.2631
Frog vessel
Frog vessel
Description: Standing female figure wearing a skirt
Standing female figure wearing a skirt
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
LocationPrivate Collection
Standing female figure wearing a skirt
Standing female figure wearing a skirt
Description: Mountain sacrifice vessel
Mountain sacrifice vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureMoche
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typeIllustration
Mountain sacrifice vessel
Mountain sacrifice vessel
Description: Jar with four serpents with modeled heads, and diagonal bands with zigzags
Jar with four serpents with modeled heads, and diagonal bands with zigzags
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (14.9 x 20 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with four serpents with modeled...
Jar with four serpents with modeled heads, and diagonal bands with zigzags
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit