COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1989.314.18
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MMA_.1989.314.18
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:
A common vessel type called a tecomate, this bowl was shaped by hand into a gourd form using coils of clay, and the surface was finished by burnishing. Actual gourds of similar shape have been used for everyday storage in Mesoamerican households since at least the second millennium B.C.; the very word tecomate means gourd. By emulating such a quotidian object, the potter evoked the vessel's origin in natural forms while creating an object of greater value that indicated the elevated social status of its owner. While numerous tecomates are said to be from highland sites such as Tlatilco and Las Bocas in central Mexico, the comparatively heavy, thick walls of this example suggest that it might be from one of the Gulf Coast Olmec sites such as San Lorenzo or La Venta.
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A common vessel type called a tecomate, this bowl was shaped by hand into a gourd form using coils of clay, and the surface was finished by burnishing. Actual gourds of similar shape have been used for everyday storage in Mesoamerican households since at least the second millennium B.C.; the very word tecomate means gourd. By emulating such a quotidian object, the potter evoked the vessel's origin in natural forms while creating an object of greater value that indicated the elevated social status of its owner. While numerous tecomates are said to be from highland sites such as Tlatilco and Las Bocas in central Mexico, the comparatively heavy, thick walls of this example suggest that it might be from one of the Gulf Coast Olmec sites such as San Lorenzo or La Venta.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Olmec
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Olmec
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Olmec
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Olmec
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bowl (Tecomate)
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Bowl (Tecomate)
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
12th?10th century B.C.
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12th?10th century B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
0
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0
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
0
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0
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
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H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1989.314.18
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1989.314.18
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1989
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Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1989
Credit Line
false
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
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1989.314.18.tif
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MMA_.h1_1989.314.18.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false