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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Pitcher with Handle and Continuous Abstract Design, Sosi Black on White

Pitcher with Handle and Continuous Abstract Design, Sosi Black on White

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Place Excavated: Red Rock, Arizona, USA
Dates: 900-1100 C.E.
Period: Pueblo II
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (20.6 x 16.5 x 8.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.4191
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Catalogue Description: This pitcher has a dimple in the bottom. The interior is plain while the exterior has an elaborate, abstract, continuous, black design which covers all but the very bottom. The design is a combination of rectangular scrolls interlocking into a labyrinth like pattern.