Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla
Large black bottle with incisions | Ancient Mexico. Pre-Columbian Art Galleries | Museo Amparo, Puebla

Large black bottle with incisions

Culture Tlatilco
Region Valley of Mexico
Period Middle Preclassic, Manantial phase
Year 1000-800 B.C.
Year 1000-800 B.C.
Technique

Modeled clay with incisions

Pieces per lot 3
Measures

30.5 x 21.3 cm | 20.3 x 15.2 cm | 24.3 x 19.7 cm

Location Gallery 6. Art, Form, Expression
Record number 52 22 MA FA 57PJ 1052
Researcher

Large bottle with a high neck and a well defined junction between the shoulder and the body. The decoration on the body is composed of a series of opposing triangles that were drawn with an incised double line and, interspersed in the spaces thus created, sets of four circles  traced by a finger while the clay was still malleable, form the cross motif. From the shape and decoration which combines incised lines and scoring, the piece shows strong similarities with the ancient Capacha pottery tradition from Western Mexico.

Large bottle with a high neck and a well defined junction between the shoulder and the body. The decoration on the body is composed of a series of opposing triangles that were drawn with an incised double line and, interspersed in the spaces thus created, sets of four circles  traced by a finger while the clay was still malleable, form the cross motif. From the shape and decoration which combines incised lines and scoring, the piece shows strong similarities with the ancient Capacha pottery tradition from Western Mexico.


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