NORTHWEST MEXICAN POLYCHROME TRIPOD BOWL

Ca. 600 BC - AD 200 > A Mixtec polychrome tripod bowl with a deep rounded well and three tapering supports. The reddish surface is painted with pale linear and geometric decoration.Mixtec and related Puebla-Tlaxcala polychrome ceramics use a vivid painted vocabulary comparable to that of pictorial manuscripts. Fine bowls could serve food or drink in socially important settings, where their imagery and skilled finish contributed to the display of status and ceremonial knowledge. >>Size: 120mm x 75mm; Weight: 225g > Provenance: Private South German Collection, acquired before 1990. >>