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Bowl with bird and three lizards,
900–1000
Mimbres
Boldface Black-on-White (Style II)
2017-115
Mimbres ceramic painting in the Boldface style uses broad strokes to define basic forms, some of which are filled with thin parallel lines, or hachures. The resulting composition appears to have three tones: white, red, and a color in between. The multidirectional application of the
central hachure evokes the overlapping structure of plaited basketry. Two small holes near the rim indicate that the vessel cracked and was repaired in antiquity, confirming that its owner cherished this vessel.
central hachure evokes the overlapping structure of plaited basketry. Two small holes near the rim indicate that the vessel cracked and was repaired in antiquity, confirming that its owner cherished this vessel.
Information
Title
Bowl with bird and three lizards
Dates
900–1000
Medium
Ceramic with white and red slip-paint
Dimensions
h. 13.7 × diam. 31.1 cm (5 3/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2017-115
Place Made
North America, United States, New Mexico, Mimbres valley
Reference Numbers
MimPIDD: 10353
Culture
Period
Type
Materials
Subject
Acquired by the current owner in 2009.;Bobby Smrkovsky, Deming, New Mexico; Ed Harris, Chicago. Sold in 1997.; Bruce Gilman
