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Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Deep bowl, with concentric circles and parallel lines, later repainted. Height: 2.8 inches. HMP. Pitcher found in a child's grave. Diameter: 5.2 inches. HMPHMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)
Mug, black on white, with characteristic Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) decoration consisting of geometric lines and crosshatching, handle in the shape of a jaguar (?). Height: 7.84 inches. HMP.HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)
Typical Chaco Canyon pottery, black on white, with stairway-like motifs, triangles, chessboard squares, elongated spirals and crosshatched areas. Anasazi Culture. - Mug. Height: 6.8 inches. MMAMMA = Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (New Mexico)
Water jar (olla) in the shape of a bird, painted in reddish brown on white, with a stylized deer or antelope head; cult object (or mortuary offering). Height: 9.64 inches. Mogollon Culture, ASM.ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Olla with two handles, black motif on a yellowish base, decorated with suns, stars, curved lines and hatched areas. Height: 12.96 inches. Mesa Verde (Colorado), Anasazi Culture, UCM.UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
Pitcher, black on white, richly painted, with handle in the shape of an animal (perhaps a dog with wings). Height: 7.32 inches. ASM.ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Mug, black on white. This drinking vessel was once broken and repaired in prehistoric times; the handle has a rare T-shaped cut-out. Height: 4 inches. Mesa Verde, Anasazi Culture, ASM.ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Water jar with incising. Length: 6.84 inches. Rio Grande Region, Anasazi Culture (Collection of A. Bandelier), ASM.ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Mesa Verde pottery: pots, pitchers and mugs, black on white with geometric designs. The double mug is among the most unusual pieces. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado), MVM. - Water jar. Height: 3.0 inches. Wetherill Mesa (Colorado).MVM = Mesa Verde National Park Museum (Colorado)
Mesa Verde pottery: pots, pitchers and mugs, black on white with geometric designs. The double mug is among the most unusual pieces. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado), MVM. - Pitcher with handle. Height: 7.28 inches; diameter: 7 inches at widest point. Chapin MesaMVM = Mesa Verde National Park Museum (Colorado)
Anasazi pottery - Pitcher with handle, black on white, with geometric designs. Height: 5.48 inches. MNAMNA = Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Arizona)
The legends are only available in German, French or SpanishCruche cérémonielle de Huacaypata, l'antique place sacrée du Cuzco inca. Haute de 28 centimètres, de ravissantes tonalités soulignent les anses-jaguars et les deux serpents allongés qui encadrent un harmonieux panneau géométrique. (Museo e Instituto de Arqueologia de la Universidad nacional del Cuzco, Pérou.)
The legends are only available in German, French or SpanishLa couleur noire de cette bizarre céramique carrée est caractéristique du style Chimú tardif - transition Tallan du Nord péruvien (1470-1532). Elle représente deux colicas, des «magasins» à grains (hauteur: 22 centimètres). (Museo arqueologico Brüning, Lambayeque, Pérou.)
Jug or barrel, width 18 cm - excavation in Tacaraca, Ica - around 1370 - Museo Regional Ica - 1976
