Water Jar
55-31-1
From: Mexico (Central America) | Michoacan | Parangaricutiro
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 55-31-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tarascan |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Michoacan | Parangaricutiro |
| Culture Area | Central American |
| Period | Modern |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Red ware, polished red slip on exterior except base and lower sides. Globular with flattened base; short neck with sides recurved to mouth. Widely spaced painted decoration on body in black, white and a little red: 3 deer, a bird, vines and leaves; 2 white bands above, one near bottom. |
| Height | 28 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from David W. Amram Jr., 1955 |
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