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Object Number 36-131-10/8040
Display Title Zoomorphic black on yellow potsherd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic rim sherd of jar, buff ware, polychrome design of upside-down insect-like figure just below painted band on rim
Classification
  • Jar
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 270, 0-100 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 × 10.3 × 0.6 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-131-10/8040
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1936)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1936)

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