Pitcher

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Culture Ancestral Pueblo

Title Pitcher

Date 900–1150

Medium Clay and slip

Dimensions Object: 6 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (17.1 × 9.2 cm)
Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (17.1 x 9.2 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 63.109

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About this Work

From the historical record it seems that knowledge of making pottery came to the Ancestral Pueblo peoples from Mexico. The earliest Ancestral Pueblo pottery is dated between 600 and 800 CE.

Much like Pueblo pottery today, Ancestral Pueblo pottery varies by region and by the preferences and style of the individual creator. The black on white style that is seen here was very popular and widespread.

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"Pitcher | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.109