Multiple-face Jar
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware, red slip, black resist, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 20.2 x 30.5 cm (7 15/16 x 12 in.)
DescriptionColima multiple-face vessel, Late Formative period, with rounded body, sloping shoulder, and flaring spout. The side molded in relief with thirteen faces, each with incised 'coffee-bean' eyes, and small mouths. The vessel is burnished red with black resist decoration.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.39
Classifications
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.37
