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This stylized version of a bird (the volutes inside the romboid shape would probably represent either its wings or the wind it flew through) is a very good example of a ceramic tradition that covered much of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
Zoomorph vessel Northern Mexico Late Classic (900-1340 A.D.) Casas Grandes, State of Chihuahua Clay with cream, red and black pigments 17.5 x 22.5 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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