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Bowl with geometric design,

1000–1150 CE

Mimbres

Classic Black-on-White (Style III)

2017-280

Information

Title
Bowl with geometric design
Dates

1000–1150 CE

Medium

Ceramic with white and black slip-paint

Dimensions

h. 12.7 × diam. 31.7 cm (5 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter David Joralemon in memory of Gillett G. Griffin

Object Number
2017-280
Place Made

North America, United States, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley

Culture
Mimbres
Period
Mimbres black-on-white
Type
bowls (vessels), ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
geometric patterns

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