Tripod Bowl with Painted Underside
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Tripod Bowl with Painted Underside

TitleTripod Bowl with Painted Underside
Date1200–1519 13th century
Mediumpottery with burnished, colored slips
ClassificationCeramic
OriginMexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec, 13th-16th century Mexico
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineTripod Bowl with Painted Underside, 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec, 13th-16th century. Pottery with burnished, colored slips; diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); overall: 8.5 x 17.5 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.214
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“Tripod Bowl with Painted Underside” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1200–1519. It is executed in pottery with burnished, colored slips and classified as ceramic. 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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