Abo Polychrome
Mexico/Central Mexico/...
1650-1750 CE
Historic
Unlike the related Aranama Polychrome, there is a great deal of open white background space on Abo polychrome, and very little use of the geometric elements seen in Aranama Polychrome.
Thin, cream to buff, compact coarse earthenware paste without visible temper. Opaque, off-white, reflective background tin enamel. Polychrome design in yellow, green, orange and blue. Yellow and orange paints usually have a matte finish, while green and blue are underglaze and reflective. Motif is a generalized floral design, consisting of clusters of balloon-like elements and lobe- like elements accented in black. Human and animal figures sometimes occur in the center of plates. Rims are ...