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Round cream-colored Zuni polychrome jar with black and red-brown geometric bands, circles, triangles, and a central seated figure motif.

Polychrome Jar

A rounded ceramic jar with a wide mouth, painted in black and red-brown pigment on a cream slip. Bands of circles, triangles, hatched diamonds, and swirling scroll motifs wrap the body, with a central seated figure framed by a triangle. The geometric layout is symmetrical and balanced.

Artist
Zuni
Date
c. 1875
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1265 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
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, Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim Jr. Fund

Español: Vasija polícroma zuni, c. 1875

Una vasija cerámica redondeada de boca ancha, pintada con pigmento negro y castaño rojizo sobre un engobe crema. Franjas de círculos, triángulos, rombos rayados y volutas en espiral rodean el cuerpo, con una figura central sentada enmarcada por un triángulo. La composición geométrica es simétrica y equilibrada.

Português: Jarro policromado zuni, c. 1875

Um jarro cerâmico arredondado, de boca larga, pintado com pigmento preto e marrom-avermelhado sobre um engobo creme. Faixas de círculos, triângulos, losangos hachurados e volutas espiraladas envolvem o corpo, com uma figura central sentada emoldurada por um triângulo. O arranjo geométrico é simétrico e equilibrado.