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Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls

Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black Mesa Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States. 875–1130. Earthenware and pigment. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.

Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking ScrollsCeramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black Mesa Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States · 875–1130The Art Institute of Chicago · CC0
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Round ceramic jar with large black S-shaped geometric designs on cream ground.

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Storage Jar with Horizontal Bands of Interlocking Scrolls

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Maker
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black Mesa Black-on-white Kayenta area, northeastern Arizona, United States
Date
875–1130
Medium
Earthenware and pigment
Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1976.307
Credit
Tillie C. Cohn Fund
Rights
Public domain · CC0

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EarthenwareMaterial

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