Mimbres pot with a stylized scorpion within a circle of round and zig-zag lines and a hole in the middle. The pot was "killed" in the grave of the owner, so that the spirit of the pot and that of the deceased may meet again in the hereafter. Diameter: 9.2-10.8 inches.
From the collection of E.H. Morris, UCM.
Mimbres pot with a stylized scorpion within a circle of round and zig-zag lines and a hole in the middle. The pot was "killed" in the grave of the owner, so that the spirit of the pot and that of the deceased may meet again in the hereafter. Diameter: 9.2-10.8 inches.
From the collection of E.H. Morris, UCM.