Bowl (Tecomate)

Unknown

12th–9th century BCE · Ceramic · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

This bowl, reportedly from the site of Tlatilco, Mexico, is in a full, round shape with a small opening at the top. Made of a kaolin-like clay, its undecorated walls are thin and burnished to a high gloss.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th–9th century BCE

Medium

Ceramic

Culture

Olmec

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979