Bowl
Unidentified Tlatilco maker
about 500 BCE
Red terracotta
Overall: 4 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (12 × 19.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, California
55.20.13265
Geography
Place Made: Mexico, North America
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marks: "A" on base.
Course History
ANTH 22, Olmecs, Maya, and Toltecs: Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica, Deborah Nichols, Fall 2013
Provenance
Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967), Los Angeles, California; by exchange (#101) to present collection, 1955.
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