Otumba Polychrome | The Pan-American Ceramics Project

Type: Otumba Polychrome

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Otumba Polychrome

Country/Region:

Mexico/North Gulf Coast

Date BCE/CE:

1800-1900 CE

Period:

Historic

Earlier/Alternative Names

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General Information

Seifert (1977) believes this type was probably produced in Puebla, Guanajuato, or Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico.

This description of Otumba Polychrome comes from the Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Types Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Detail Attributes

Morphological Attributes

Shape

bowl

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Shape Family

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Functional Category

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Technological Attributes

Fabric Description

Cream to peach colored...

Technological Description

Off-white backgroun...

Firing

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Related Illustrations 0

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Vessels 0

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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Description

Cream to peach colored paste with light sand tempering. Off-white background enamel with orange, black to dark brown, and green decoration.
Design motifs typically consists of bands and dots or floral elements.

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Associated Wares/Ware Families

Ware name:

Majolica

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Period:

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Associated Petrofabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

Donna Seifert. " Archaeological majolicas of the rural Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico", Ph. D., University of Iowa, 1977
Charlie Cobb and Gifford Waters. Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection, 2023. February 23, 2023. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/ceramic-types/

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