<em>Shoe-Shaped Jar</em>, 1000–1520. Ceramic, 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (14 x 18.7 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1658. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.1658_view1.jpg)

Shoe-Shaped Jar

Medium: Ceramic

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:1000–1520

Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (14 x 18.7 x 21 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 31.1658

Image: CUR.31.1658_view1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Brownish-orange, shoe-shaped jar with rounded base, narrow neck, and flared rim. The body of the vessel consists of three mammiform shapes with nipples in the center so they resemble breasts but they could also represent a type of squash. The ceramic style is Sacasa. Condition: fair; a section of the rim is broken and missing; there are black fire marks and surface cracks all over the body.

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