Type: Amanclan Polychrome

Name, Origin, Date

Amanclan Polychrome

Mexico/Central Mexico/...

1800-1900 CE

Historic

Earlier/Alternative Names

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

cup, plate

unrestricted

Technological Attributes

Cream to peach-colored...

Cream to peach-colo...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Cream to peach-colored paste, usually with heavy sand tempering. Designs in orange or rust and black or dark brown, on an off-white background. Banded decoration, often surrounding wavy lines and dots most common, floral decorations may also occur. Decoration on rim and body.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Bibliography

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

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