Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU1-863

Summary

Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #863. Morris FS 3848. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Bowl is 95% complete; restored with unknown adhesive. Measurements: 34 x 32.4 cm orifice diameter, 15 cm height. Granular igneous rock temper indicating local production at Aztec. The bowl is more egg shaped than round due to warping probably during drying. Image AZRU1-863 A: interior view showing design. Image AZRU1-863 B: interior view showing design. Image AZRU1-863 C: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-863 D: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-863 E: exterior view of base. Image AZRU1-863 F: view showing interior drill holes. Image AZRU1-863 G: exterior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-863 H: exterior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-863 I: interior closeup of anthropomorphic figure. Image AZRU1-863 J: closeup of interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva N, Aztec West Ruin. No written description available for Kiva N.

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

Principal Investigator(s): Lori Reed

Repository(s): Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM; American Museum of Natural History, New York City, NY

Notes

Rights & Attribution: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with American Museum of Natural History and Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Rights & Attribution: High resolution images of the item are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Rights & Attribution: Artifact was collected from Aztec West Ruin excavations by Earl Morris between 1916 and 1922. Morris' excavations were sponsored and funded by the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Source Collections

Original Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, and NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Image: NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Related Comparative Collections

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at American Museum of Natural History, New York

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

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