Orange and Cream Bowl

Artist:Totonac

Medium: Ceramic

Geograhical Locations:

• Cerro Montoso, Veracruz, Mexico

Dates:ca. 900-1200

Dimensions: 4 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (10.2 x 15.6 x 15.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, The Americas’ First Peoples, 4000 B.C.E.–1521 C.E.

Exhibitions:

• American Art

Accession Number: 1996.116.18

Image: 1996.116.18_transpc002.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Globular bowl with a rounded base and very thin walls that are covered with white and orange slip and decorated on the outside with brown painted lobsters and water birds. Thin incised lines accentuate the animal designs. Possibly Cerro Montoso style (900-1200).

Brooklyn Museum