Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas: Pitcher, Lino Black on Grey

Pitcher, Lino Black on Grey

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Pottery, pigment
Place Collected: Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA
Dates: 500-750 C.E.
Period: Basketmaker III
Dimensions: 7 x 8in. (17.8 x 20.3cm) diameter of mouth: 4in. (10.2cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.10775
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
Catalogue Description: This is a globular pitcher with handle. The rim is chipped. The interior is plain while the exterior has a black design on greyish clay slip. The handle is scored deeply 3 times. The neck and body have 2 bands of decoration that are the same. Opposing ,hatchured triangles alternate with 3 opposed, barbed lines separated by wide zig-zag lines.

Collections: Arts of the Americas: Pitcher, Lino Black on Grey