Small red and black earthenware jar with a flared rim and a repeating stepped zigzag pattern around its body, shown on a grey background.

Miniature Inca Jar with Stepped Pattern in Red and Black

A small, squat earthenware jar with a wide flared mouth and rounded base. Its body is painted with a repeating stepped or zigzag pattern in dark grey-black on a reddish-orange slip, arranged in rows around the vessel. The surface is matte with visible wear.

Artist: Inca
Date: 1450–1532
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1239 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1532).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, S. B. Williams Fund and Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson

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