Vessel

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vessel

Colima artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-45579cc4dbed

Date
c. 300 BCE–200 CE
Medium
Clay
Culture
Colima
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
4501

Squash were staple crops of ancient Mexico--dried versions were some of the earliest containers for food and drink. This deep orange, symmetrical pot perches on three feet in the form of parrots. Parrots and pumpkins were both associated with fertility and abundance in ancient Colima. Americas

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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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