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Bottle with two plumed serpents

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Description: Bottle with two plumed serpents
TitleBottle with two plumed serpents
Creator nameUnknown
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
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsCasas Grandes potterySerpents in artDecoration and ornament, Ancient
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Plate Section (and Note to the Reader)
Richard F. Townsend (Editor)
Description: Casas Grandes and the Ceramic Art of the Ancient Southwest
Casas Grandes and the Ceramic Art of the Ancient Southwest
Vessels depicted in the following plate section continue the representation of objects—begun in the preceding essays—that are included in the accompanying exhibition. Our understanding of the inventive designs of Casas Grandes artists and the cultural phenomenon to which they belong is only beginning, and it is therefore important to be broadly inclusive, expanding an awareness of Casas Grandes pottery within a context of the other Southwestern ceramic traditions to which it is related. The …
Author
Richard F. Townsend (Editor)
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2005 The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.123-203
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00030.009
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Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
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Creation date1280–1450
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MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (14.9 x 20 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions6 5/8 x 7 x 7 1/8 in. (16.8 x 17.8 x 18.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
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MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (19.4 x 21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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Creation date1280–1450
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Dimensions7 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (19.4 x 18.7 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Object typeContainer
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Dimensions8 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (21.6 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (19.1 x 20 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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Dimensions8 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (22.5 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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Dimensions9 3/4 x 11 in. (24.8 x 27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Dimensions8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Object typeContainer
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Dimensions2 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (7 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Oct 14
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Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (16.5 x 21 cm)
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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
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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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
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions10 x 9 3/4 in. (25.4 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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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
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Oct 14
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions9 x 11 1/2 in. (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions9 x 8 7/8 in. (22.9 x 22.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Oct 14
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 x 11 3/8 in. (27.9 x 28.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (18.4 x 24.5 cm)
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Creation date1280–1450
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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Dimensions9 x 9 3/4 in. (22.9 x 24.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Creation date1280–1450
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Creation date1280–1450
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LocationPrivate Collection
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Oct 14
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
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Dimensions2 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (7 x 18.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with a pair of macaws and, on the...
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Oct 14
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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
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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
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Jar with scrolls and macaw-head motifs
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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
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Oct 14
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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...
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Oct 14
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions7 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (19.7 x 21.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two horned serpents
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Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions2 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (7.3 x 14.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with abstract plumed serpents
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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...
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Oct 14
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions11 x 12 in. (23.2 x 27 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two serpents with modeled heads...
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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
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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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: Jar with two pairs of modeled serpents with four abstract faces
Jar with two pairs of modeled serpents with four abstract faces
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
Dimensions10 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (26 x 28.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two pairs of modeled serpents...
Jar with two pairs of modeled serpents with four abstract faces
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: Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
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 in. (22.2 x 22.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents,...
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
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: 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: 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: 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: Jar with scrolls, bird-wing motifs, and split terrace designs
Jar with scrolls, bird-wing motifs, and split terrace designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with scrolls, bird-wing motifs, and...
Jar with scrolls, bird-wing motifs, and split terrace designs
Description: Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureCasas Grandes
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1280–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEscondida Polychrome, Gila variant
Dimensions6 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (16.5 x 31.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
Bowl with bird-wing motifs
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: Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
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 in. (22.2 x 22.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents,...
Jar with two horned-and-plumed serpents, macaw-head motifs, and birds
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: 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: 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 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

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