Jar, 1000–1500. Ceramic, 4 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (11.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1743. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1743_view1.jpg)
Jar, 1000–1500. Ceramic, 4 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (11.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1743. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1743_view2.jpg)
Jar
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Ceramic
DATES
1000–1500
PERIOD
Buenos Aires
DIMENSIONS
4 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (11.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
31.1743
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Globular jar with rounded bottom, narrow neck and flared rim. The body is slipped red and the top has a geometrical design made up of a tan slipped background with two wide black lines at the top and bottom and continuous key-shaped elements outlined in red alternating with smaller plain squares. Neck and rim are red.
Buenos Aires style, 1000-1500.
Condition: cracking and one bad crack on one side, abrasion.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Jar, 1000–1500. Ceramic, 4 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (11.7 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1743. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1743_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
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