Sherd

60-14-69

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-69
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Description

body sherd of Drucker's complicated polychrome? sand and shell tempered paste? interior has orange to red slip and remains of carbon? blackened areas, exterior painted white, designs painted in orange, red, black and brown, motifs placed in bands or panels consist of series of diagonal or vertical parallel lines or bands, dots, circles and other geometric elements

Height 9.1 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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