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Low two-handled vessel
Michoacán
about 200 B.C.
Object Place: Michoacán, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Black terracotta
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Marc and Diane Homer
Accession Number2004.2209
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionShort, blackware vessel with wide mouth and loop-handles. There is a stylized pattern of straight lines going around the shoulder. On the lip are two small animal heads with a space between them. The body of the vase has a vertical concavity between the heads and the bottom is rounded. There is a small chip in the lip of the vessel.
Provenance1973, sold by the Merrin Gallery, New York, to a private collector; 1973, from this private collector to Diane Homer, Wayland, MA; 2004, year-end gift of Diane Homer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 23, 2005)