Tularosa Pitcher

Namepitcher, mug

DateA. D. 1200

Mediumclay, paint

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (12.9 x 17.2 x 15.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Zama May

CultureTularosa | Reserve

Object numberA1996-1-503

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and scraped pitcher; squashed globular body; rounded base and wall, constricting to short neck and wide mouth, with thick walled, somewhat rolled rim, and wide strap handle attached to neck and mid wall; restricted vessel; slipped; grayish-white with black, and black and gray fire clouds; design consists of continuous band around neck of stepped solid elements in bifold rotation; wide band around wall, in repeated sequence of vertical parallel lines framing panels of interlocked and bifold rotated stepped solids; cross hatching on handle.

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