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Object Number
995-29-10/74043
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white terraced Dish with bird
Descriptions
Object Description
Small rectangular dish with terraced sides on the short ends. Undecorated bottom. Undecorated red interior. Exterior is white with black geometric elements. One side has hatchered lines in black, the other has scalloped elements and dashes in black. Short sides have triangular elements around a half moon shape. On one long side sits a bird. White body with black and red wings and tail feathers. Dimensions: 5.7 cm high x 11.1 cm wide x 11.5 cm max. length.
Inventory Description
Dish, flat base, stepped rim with moulded bird, polychrome biomorphic designs
Classification
- Dish
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1969
Culture
- Santa Ana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 x 11.5 x 6.6 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74043; P258 / 74043
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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