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Source Description
In the Nariño region of southwestern Colombia, the dead were buried in shaft tombs, the most elaborate up to sixty feet deep and furnished with offerings such as these bowls. Colombian ceramics are not much studied and little can be said about their imagery, which reveals a keen interest in geometric abstraction. Depicted here are a row of figures with thatch-roofed huts, humans attacked by birds, and
spiders.
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Document identity
localId
159225
label
Bowl with Spider Decoration
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
159225
contentType
object
title
Bowl with Spider Decoration
description
In the Nariño region of southwestern Colombia, the dead were buried in shaft tombs, the most elaborate up to sixty feet deep and furnished with offerings such as these bowls. Colombian ceramics are not much studied and little can be said about their imagery, which reveals a keen interest in geometric abstraction. Depicted here are a row of figures with thatch-roofed huts, humans attacked by birds, and
spiders.
date
c. 750–1250
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60749797
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 8.2 x 20.8 cm (3 1/4 x 8 3/16 in.); Overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
cul
Colombia, Highland Nariño region, Piartal style, 8th-13th Century
accession
1995.41
Source extras
tec
ceramic, slip
tombstone
Bowl with Spider Decoration, c. 750–1250. Colombia, Highland Nariño region, Piartal style, 8th-13th Century. Ceramic, slip; diameter: 8.2 x 20.8 cm (3 1/4 x 8 3/16 in.); overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.41
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:15:16.401000
sourceId
159225
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
med
ceramic, slip
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1
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0
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photo
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