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Source Description
This jar, made of highly polished red earthenware, was likely a grave offering placed in a tomb in West Mexico. Many such vessels were made, with fluted sides possibly representing calabash fruits. More broadly, they represent the agricultural plenty which would have been needed for the underworld. The meaning of the parrot-shaped supports for the jar is unclear, but may refer to a myth from the region which has been lost over time, or simply to parrots’ enjoyment of juicy calabashes.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80368
label
Jar with parrot-shaped supports
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
80368
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jar with parrot-shaped supports
description
This jar, made of highly polished red earthenware, was likely a grave offering placed in a tomb in West Mexico. Many such vessels were made, with fluted sides possibly representing calabash fruits. More broadly, they represent the agricultural plenty which would have been needed for the underworld. The meaning of the parrot-shaped supports for the jar is unclear, but may refer to a myth from the region which has been lost over time, or simply to parrots’ enjoyment of juicy calabashes.
provenance
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, August 18, 1944, by purchase.
date
200 BC-AD 300 (Late Formative-Early Classic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
tripods
pots
vessels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.2
height
35.8
depth
35.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 15/16 x W: 14 1/8 x D: 13 15/16 in. (25.2 x 35.8 x 35.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Colima
med
earthenware, slip paint
creator_ids
16368
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
eda98da58dec41ac