Who created "Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern"?

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern was created by Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) in 950–1400.

What medium is "Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern"?

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern is Ceramic and pigment.

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern

Q: When was "Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern" created?

This artwork was created 950–1400.

Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)

950–1400

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

Approx: 20.3 × 27.9 cm (8 × 11 in.)

Classification

earthenware

Department

Arts of the Americas

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

51144

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts of the Americas collection, this striking *Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs Diagonal Pattern* hails from the Ancestral Pueblo (Anas) people of the American Southwest, dating between 950 and 1400 CE. at approximately 20.3 × 27.9 cm (8 × 11 in.), this earthenware vessel exemplifies the masterful ceramic traditions of these innovative communities, who thrived in regions like present-day Arizona and New Mexico during the Pueblo II and III periods. The jar's surface bursts with bold, interlocking stepped motifs arranged in a dynamic diagonal patte...

Jar with Interlocking-Stepped Motifs in Diagonal Pattern

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