<em>Tripod Bowl</em>, 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)

Tripod Bowl

Medium: Ceramic, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

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)

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Accession Number: 31.1113

Image: CUR.31.1113_view1.jpg,

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.

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