Blackware Bowl

Unknown

12th–8th century BCE · Ceramic · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

The blackware bowl, reportedly from Las Bocas, Puebla, Mexico, has a flat bottom and almost straight wall which is decorated with cut-out curved and linear designs including a cross and inverted parallel L-shapes. The surface of the cut-out motifs is roughened while the raised areas are polished, creating an appealing contrast in texture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th–8th century BCE

Medium

Ceramic

Culture

Olmec

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014