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Object Number 995-29-10/73723
Display Title Polychrome-on-white olla
Descriptions
Object Description Small olla with undecorated red bottom, lower 1/5 and interior. Upper body consists of white background and four panels. Two medallion areas outlined in two arching bands of red outlined in black. Interior of panel had Zia bird in red outlined in black with geometric motifs around inside edge. Medallions separated by vertical panels with white background and horizontal band in red and white squares outlined in black. Scalloped edge in top half, triangular motif in bottom half. Dimensions: 19.8 cm high x 25.6 cm max. dia. * Marked on bottom of olla in pencil, NVCC.
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body, polychrome painted geometric, curvilinear and bird designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1989
Culture
  • Zia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 19.9 x 25.2 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73723; NVCC
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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