Jar
51-31-28
From: Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua | Casas Grandes
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 51-31-28 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Casas Grandes |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Chihuahua | Casas Grandes |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Locus | Pierson (on the railroad line, 100 miles north of Casas Grandes), cliff dwelling |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay |
| Technique | Ramos Polychrome |
| Description | Ramos Polychrome ware. Squat globular, with extremely short neck and outturned rim. 4 lugs, evenly spaced, on upper body; 2 turtle heads, with slight bulge below, opposite each other; 2 tails opposite each other. Deep buff ware, slipped and polished; discoloured. Black and red painted decoration: lines around neck and base; heavy notched bands and lines enclosing large triangles with solid areas and squares with fret; panel with spotted area and disc below each turtle head. |
| Height | 16.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 21 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Texas Western College, El Paso, 1951 |
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