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Object Number
2011.16.70
Display Title
Black-on-black burnished jar with formed lip; some surface damage
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Pot, round base and body, four-sided rim, polished black design on black ground
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Carolina Maria Gonzales
Culture
- Mata Ortiz
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chihuahua
/
Casas Grandes
/
Juan Mata Ortiz
Materials
Clay Slip
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 9.7 x 9.7 cm (3 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.70 / Carolina Gonzales
Credit Line
Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector
Barbara Lurie
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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