Type: Esquitlan Polychrome

Name, Origin, Date

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Esquitlan Polychrome

Mexico/Central Mexico/...

1800-1900 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

bowl, cup, plate

Technological Attributes

Cream to buff/tan paste.

Background enamel i...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Cream to buff/tan paste. Background enamel is white to off-white, designs painted in black, dark brown, blue, rust, orange, and yellow. Design motifs included banded lines, typically in orange or yellow, bordered by black and crude floral designs. Decoration on both rim and body of sherds.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Bibliography

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  1. Donna Seifert. " Archaeological majolicas of the rural Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico", Ph. D., University of Iowa, 1977

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