Description
This cooking vessel was formed by piling coils of clay atop one another, smoothing and thinning the walls, and then adding surface decoration. Vertical incised squiggle lines as well as diagonal impressed cord patterns create texture. The mouth rises in four dramatic triangular forms, each with a coiled design inside.
Provenance
(Eric J. Zetterquist Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1998–)
Accession Number
1998.32
Medium
Earthenware with impressed and carved decoration
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.); Overall: 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund