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Rim Sherd

Maker Unknown, Teotihuacán

MediumClay, pigment

Dimensions2 1/2” H x 3” W (largest sherd)

Credit LineThis piece is a part of the Mexican Ambassador Collection, approved by the Mexican government for teaching use at Colgate University as part of a 2023 agreement. Gift of David R. and Barbara Hunter

Object numberPC1993.0376A-I.HUN

DescriptionNine sherds (A-I), including four rim fragments and three contiguous fragments from a clay plate with simple double black line near the rim on the outside and bands of plain red interspersed with black and white designs including spirals, circles, chains, and hatch marks. The hatch marks on one spiral are not completed.

ClassificationsVessels

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