Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs
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Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs

TitleDipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs
ArtistCeramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico
Date1000–1300 12th century
MediumEarthenware and pigment
Classificationearthenware
OriginNew Mexico New Mexico
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of James W. Ellsworth
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs” is a work by Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico, dated 1000–1300. It is executed in earthenware and pigment and classified as earthenware. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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