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Bowl Depicting a Female Figure with Shield and Darts Motifs

A work made of ceramic, plaster, and pigment.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of ceramic, plaster, and pigment.

Date:

300–600 CE

Artist:

Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan, Mexico

About this artwork

Teotihuacan ceramic vessels were often fired and coated with a fine plaster that was then painted with figures and symbolic elements. This technique was derived from methods employed by mural painters, who covered masonry walls with fine plaster to serve as the ground for large-scale frescoes. The flaming torch may well allude to the ceremony of New Fire, kindled at New Year’s festivals and every 52 years at the inauguration of a new “century” in the native calendar system.

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Teotihuacan

Title

Bowl Depicting a Female Figure with Shield and Darts Motifs

Place

Valley of Mexico (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

300 CE–600 CE

Medium

Ceramic, plaster, and pigment

Dimensions

Diam.: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1968.790

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