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Object Number
995-29-20/27337
Display Title
Ramos polychrome-on-buff effigy bowl with protruding arms and molded features
Descriptions
Object Description
Globular bowl with pronounced rim, protruding arms, and molded facial features. Body of the bowl is decorated with typical geometric patterns in black and red. The face has protruding nose, mouth, and eyebrows and molded eyes. Arms protrude from body with elbows bent and hands holding the rim of the bowl. Ramos bowl, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bowl, molded facial features and arms, convex base, rounded body, constricted rim, polychrome painted geometric designs
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Archaeological
Date
1200-1299?
Culture
- Casas Grandes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
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Chihuahua
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 16 x 18 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-20/27337
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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