Tripod Bowl
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Ceramic, pigment
DATES
1000–1550
DIMENSIONS
3 5/16 x 5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in. (8.4 x 15.1 x 15.1 cm)
Frag1 (rim): 1 1/4 x 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (3.2 x 0.6 x 9.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
31.1113
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Tripod bowl with hollow rattle legs in the form of bird heads with round appliqué eyes and black and red painted designs. The interior walls of the vessel are decorated with abstract monster figures in red, orange, and black and there are red and black nested circles in the bottom of the bowl. The exterior is decorated with wide horizontal red lines framing three horizontal black lines. The ceramic style is Altiplano-Chircot Polychrome.
Condition: fair; a broken section of the rim is stored in a plastic bag.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tripod Bowl, 1000–1550. Ceramic, pigment, 3 5/16 x 5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in. (8.4 x 15.1 x 15.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1113. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1113_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall,
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