Pear Shaped Vessel
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Ceramic, pigment
DATES
800–1350
DIMENSIONS
8 1/2 x 8 x 10 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
31.1686
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pear-shaped jar with a pedestal base and narrow neck. The exterior is decorated with a modeled, appliqué human head wearing a headdress and facial paint and with modeled arms emanating from the vessel body so hands rest on the chin and head. The base and sides are decorated with red geometrical designs and two monster beings on a tan-colored ground. Below the modeled head, two red painted rectangles appear to represent the figure's body. The ceramic style is Papagayo Polychrome.
Condition: good; the rim is slightly chipped; painted surface slightly abraded; and white and red adhesive label on one side with 2_5 written in black ink.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Pear Shaped Vessel, 800–1350. Ceramic, pigment, 8 1/2 x 8 x 10 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1686. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1686_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
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