Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern
| Title | Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white West-central New Mexico |
| Date | 950–1400 10th century |
| Medium | Earthenware and pigment |
| Classification | earthenware |
| Origin | Southwest Southwest |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern” is a work by Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white West-central New Mexico, dated 950–1400. 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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This work is attributed to Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa Black-on-white. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as earthenware. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 950–1400. Explore the wider set of works from the 10th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Southwest. Browse more public-domain art from Southwest.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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