Small Pot with white decorated rim

Ceramic

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Small Pot with white decorated rim

Entry/Object ID

E-338

Description

A small pot made from Mexican barro clay. The clay has an orangish brown color to it. The ceramic is shaped like a large cup with a rounded bottom. The pot has an indent running around the bottom of it. The outside is mostly unglazed with some drips. The inside is glazed and has small white dots on the rim.

Use

It was most likely used for drinking or used to hold food.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

22.01.15

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

5 in

Material

Clay

Color

Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

There is a lot of small scratches and discolorations, and the bottom has lots of black marks. There is also small aqua blue colored splatter near the bottom.