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Bowl
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About this work
This mold-made ceramic bowl is decorated with a band of figures depicted in low relief. Most wear masks or grotesque headdresses, and four seem to struggle with deer. The meaning of the scene, which may be drawn from myth, is unknown.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBowl, c. 500–1000. Mexico, South-central Veracruz. Molded, carved, and burnished pottery; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.251
