Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU1-990

Summary

Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl (small), Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #990. Morris FS 4243. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is sherd and indeterminate crushed rock; provenance unknown. Vessel is 100% complete with 20% reconstructed with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 13 cm diameter, 6 cm height. Image AZRU1-990 A: exterior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-990 B: exterior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-990 C: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-990 D: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-990 E: exterior base view. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of refuse north of the great kiva, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of provenience available.

Keywords

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: 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.

General Note: 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.

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

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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