221214-08 Anasazi Pottery Bowl, Black on White; Broken and Glued
Anasazi Pottery Bowl, Black on White; Broken and Glued; No overpaint, no plaster. All original. With Sun motif on interior and black dots on exterior. ca 1100-1300 AD
Size: 2 1/2"H x 6 3/4"D
The beauty of Anasazi pottery was one of the primary motivations behind the early archaeological expeditions to the Southwest; the shelves of museums are stocked with exquisite display specimens. But as this motivation was satisfied, and as knowledge about the inner workings of ancient cultures became more important, pottery was seen in a different light. Consistent progressions of decorative style were defined across the region with the help of stratigraphy and tree-ring dating, and those styles in turn became the basis for one of the most precise ceramic chronologies in the world.