Jar with Relief-moulded Mask
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima or Jalisco
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 29.5 x 20 cm (11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
DescriptionColima jar with relief-molded mask, Late Formative period, with a round face and high cheekbones, a domed forehead and small mouth. The ridged rims encircle the protruding eyes, and the jar is wearing a turban tied in front. There is a spout with a wide lip emerging from the top of the head. The jar is painted in reddish-brown and pale orange pigments.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.32
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-300
Object number: G83.1.187
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.60
