Mimbres Pottery Images Digital Database with Search

The Mimbres Pottery Images Digital Database (MimPIDD) is a collection of over 10,000 images of Mimbres ceramic vessels, among the most spectacular and renowned prehistoric pottery in North America. The Mimbres archaeological culture, concentrated in southwest New Mexico, is particularly noted for its stunning black-on-white style bowls, which were often decorated with naturalistic designs (especially ca. A.D. 1000-1130). MimPIDD digital images illustrate the painted designs on each vessel, along with associated descriptive information about archaeological context, temporal style, and vessel form and size. Numerous collections of Mimbres pottery vessels exist, scattered across many countries and dozens of museum and private collections. The dispersed nature of these collections makes it difficult to undertake comprehensive studies of Mimbres ceramics. The MimPIDD image collection and database brings together visual and descriptive information from many of these collections, allowing easy access to a wealth of disparate data. Created by Harvard Peabody Museum Curator Steven LeBlanc and Arizona State University Professor Michelle Hegmon, MimPIDD contains images and data from more than 75 collections and more than 140 archaeological sites.

All users are welcome to access the Public version of MimPIDD, which contains images of and data on about 2000 vessels. For permission to access the full Research Database, please see the "Instructions for Accessing MimPIDD" link to the right.

The MimPIDD search function is now operational! Just go to the search box below to begin - make sure you are signed in to access the full database. It is quite self-explanatory, but a users' guide can be found here https://core.tdar.org/document/455490/mimpidd-users-guide, and additional refinements are on the way.

We'd like to hear from you: If you use this search and find it useful, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know. If you present or publish material using MimPIDD, please share it with us.

PLEASE NOTE: You may not publish any images in MimPIDD without permission from the institution that owns the vessel. MimPIDD cannot grant permission to publish. You must contact the relevant institution to request permission, which may or may not be granted depending on the context of the vessel and that institution's policy. Images in private collections may not be published.

The creation of MimPIDD was made possible by generous support from the Turner Foundation; its continual refinement is supported by the Mimbres Foundation. The search function was made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Some widely available references on Mimbres archaeology and pottery include: Brody, J.J. (2002) Mimbres Painted Pottery (2nd edition) School of American Research Press, Santa Fe; Hegmon, Michelle (2002) Recent Issues in the Archaeology of the Mimbres Region of the North American Southwest. Journal of Archaeological Research, 10:307-357; and Nelson, Margaret and Michelle Hegmon, editors (2010) Mimbres: Lives and Landscapes. School of Advanced Research Press, Santa Fe.

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  • #9319, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9320, uncertain Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (uncertain)

  • #9322, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9373, Style III Bowl from Mattocks (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Mattocks site, a Mimbres village in the middle Mimbres Valley, in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico. Mattocks was occupied during the Late Pithouse and Classic Mimbres periods (ca. AD 550-1130). It has eight Classic roomblocks with a total of about 180 rooms. Mattocks was partly excavated by Paul Nesbitt (Logan Museum, Beloit College) in 1929. Then, in the 1970s, it was a key focus of research by the Mimbres Foundation (LeBlanc 1983: Chapter...

  • #9375, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9376, Style II Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style II from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site was...

  • #9382, Style II Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style II)

  • #9383, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9384, Style II Other (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Other (Style II)

  • #9385, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9386, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9387, uncertain Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (uncertain)

  • #9388, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #94, Style III Bowl from Pruitt (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological Conservancy. Local...

  • #95, Style II or Style III Bowl from Pruitt (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of "Style II, Style III" from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological...

  • #9550, Style III Effigy from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Effigy is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9551, Style II or Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of "Style II, Style III" from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations,...

  • #9552, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9553, uncertain Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of uncertain from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9554, uncertain Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of uncertain from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9555, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9556, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9557, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9559, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9560, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9562, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9563, Style II Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style II)

  • #9564, Style II Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style II from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site was...

  • #9565, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9566, Style II or Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of "Style II, Style III" from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations,...

  • #9567, Style III Bowl from Ft. Bayard (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from Ft. Bayard.

  • #9568, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #96, Style III Flare rim bowl from Pruitt (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Flare rim bowl is an example of Style III from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological Conservancy....

  • #9646, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9647, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9648, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9649, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9650, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9651, Style II or Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style II, Style III)

  • #9652, Style II or Style III Bowl from Lee Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of "Style II, Style III" from Lee Village.

  • #9653, Style II Bowl from Lee Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style II from Lee Village.

  • #9654, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9655, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9656, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9657, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9658, Style III Flower Pot Bowl from Carr (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Flower Pot Bowl is an example of Style III from Carr.

  • #9659, Style II or Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style II, Style III)

  • #9660, Style III Bowl from K.E.G. Site on the Gunter Farm (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from K.E.G. Site on the Gunter Farm.

  • #9661, Style III Bowl from Mimbres valley (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of a Style III. There is no provenience information for this vessel.

  • #9662, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9663, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9664, Style III Flare rim bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Flare rim bowl (Style III)

  • #9665, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9666, Style II or Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style II, Style III)

  • #9667, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9668, Style III Bowl (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    Unknown Bowl (Style III)

  • #9669, Style I Bowl from Tres Alamos (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style I from Tres Alamos.

  • #9670, Style III Bowl from Tres Alamos (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from Tres Alamos.

  • #97, Style III Bowl from Pruitt (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological Conservancy. Local...

  • #98, Style III Bowl from Pruitt (1976)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological Conservancy. Local...

  • #9867, Style III Bowl from Swarts (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s by H.S. and C.B. Cosgrove. The site dates from about A.D. 950 to 1175 and contained the relatively undisturbed remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Sometime after the excavations, the site...

  • #9868, Style III Bowl from Nan Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the NAN Ranch Ruin, a Mimbres site in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico. Its site number is LA2465, but it is also sometimes reported as Hinton Ruin (it is on land owned by the Hinton family) or LA15049. NAN Ranch Ruin was very well preserved and contained the remains of numerous pit houses and several Classic Mimbres roomblocks, as well as a large assemblage of ceramics, lithics, and faunal material. Its occupation dates from about AD 600 to...

  • #99, Style III Bowl from Pruitt (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Pruitt Ranch site (sometimes known as the Pruitt site, Pruitt Upton Ranch site, Gorman Ranch site, and Upton-Tigner site). The Pruitt Ranch site is a large Mimbres village that straddles the Grant-Luna county line in southwestern New Mexico. The site has been dated to between A.D. 550 and 1130 and has both Late Pithouse and Classic period components. The Simons family recently donated the Pruitt Ranch site to the Archaeological Conservancy. Local...

  • #9985, Style II or Style III Bowl from Villareal Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of "Style II, Style III" from Villareal Ranch.

  • #9986, Style II Bowl from Villareal Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style II from Villareal Ranch.

  • #9987, Style III Bowl from Villareal Ranch (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style III from Villareal Ranch.

  • #9988, Style II Bowl from Hill Top Ruin (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: Michelle Hegmon

    This Bowl is an example of Style II from Hill Top Ruin.

  • Style III (bowl) (2015)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: system user

    Bowl with figurative image of a Bird from Wellesley Art Museum