Bowl
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Mimbres
MEDIUM
Ceramic, slip, pigment
DATES
950â1150 C.E.
DIMENSIONS
4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
73.35.1
CREDIT LINE
By exchange
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
The object is an unevenly shaped bowl made from a low fired ceramicware. The inside of the bowl is covered with white slip upon which has been painted a design in dark red-bown pigment. The design consists of three dancing male figures. The faces of these figures have been left white except for a black masklike band across their eyes. Their heads are decorated with cross hatching; the figures hold staffs. The rim of the bowl has several chips missing. Two drilled holes are also in the rim. There is a blind crack extending from two fragmented sections along the rim. The object was broken into three large sections in the past and repaired. The overall surface is worn.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Mimbres. Bowl, 950â1150 C.E. Ceramic, slip, pigment, 4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 73.35.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 73.35.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 73.35.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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