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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Bowl (Cuenco)
Date Made:early 20th century
Type:Ceramic
Materials:earthenware with painted slip design
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Guerrero
Measurements:Overall: 5 1/8 in x 7 7/16 in; 13 cm x 18.9 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.625
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Round, unglazed bown on 3 looped feet. Exterior has buff ground with delicate red floral decoration around the body, band of red decoration around rim. Inscribed "MIR" in red on one side. Interior has reddish buff ground with widely spaced sprigs of red leaves and grasses near rim. a red bird in center.

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