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Bowl

c. 500–1000
molded, carved, and burnished pottery
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.251
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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Description

This mold-made ceramic bowl is decorated with a band of figures depicted in low relief. Most wear masks or grotesque headdresses, and four seem to struggle with deer. The meaning of the scene, which may be drawn from myth, is unknown.
Bowl

Bowl

c. 500–1000

Mexico, South-central Veracruz

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