COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1982.207.5
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AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
This bowl is part of a group of ceramic vessels called Usulután based on superficial resemblances in surface decoration. The technique employed here, termed "resist," results in a two-color patterning. The method of achieving the color separation differs within the Usulután group and, in some instances, is yet to be understood . Usulután vessels were made during the centuries before and after the turn of the first millennium?a period of innovation in ceramic form and decoration?in the southernmost part of the Maya highlands (southeastern Guatemala, western Honduras, and El Salvador). They were widely disbursed from there. Archaeologists have long thought that the distribution of Usulután vessels was tied to the migrations of peoples or perhaps to invasions. More recently, it has been proposed that these ceramics were much admired in their time and thus widely traded. The present example sits on four small feet, early evidence of what would later become a fascination with substantive, elaborated feet on bowls of all sorts.
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This bowl is part of a group of ceramic vessels called Usulután based on superficial resemblances in surface decoration. The technique employed here, termed "resist," results in a two-color patterning. The method of achieving the color separation differs within the Usulután group and, in some instances, is yet to be understood . Usulután vessels were made during the centuries before and after the turn of the first millennium?a period of innovation in ceramic form and decoration?in the southernmost part of the Maya highlands (southeastern Guatemala, western Honduras, and El Salvador). They were widely disbursed from there. Archaeologists have long thought that the distribution of Usulután vessels was tied to the migrations of peoples or perhaps to invasions. More recently, it has been proposed that these ceramics were much admired in their time and thus widely traded. The present example sits on four small feet, early evidence of what would later become a fascination with substantive, elaborated feet on bowls of all sorts.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mayan
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Maya
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Maya
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Title:
Tetrapod Bowl
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Tetrapod Bowl
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
2nd?1st century B.C.
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2nd?1st century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
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Creation Place:
Guatemala or El Salvador
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Guatemala or El Salvador
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1982.207.5
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1982.207.5
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1982
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Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1982
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1982.207.5.tif
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MMA_.h1_1982.207.5.tif
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