Darkware Vessel
900–1470
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Darkware Vessel, 900–1470. Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470). Black ware; overall: 20 x 10.3 x 16.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1951.181 Chimú potters fired their vessels in a reduced-oxygen atmosphere to achieve a uniform black surface.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- black ware
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20 x 10.3 x 16.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1951.181
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Jewelry Techniques Past and Present
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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