Pitcher
Unknown Artist
12th–13th century
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
H. 6 3/8 × W. 8 3/8 × D. 8 9/16 in. (16.2 × 21.3 × 21.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Vessels
Culture
Ancestral Puebloan (Cibola)
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Accession Number
2019.565.3
Art Historical Context
This elegant clay pitcher, crafted by an unknown Ancestral Puebloan artist from Cibola region during the 12th–13th century, exemplifies the sophisticated ceramics of the American Southwest. Standing at 6 3/8 inches tall with a wide, practical form (H. 6 3/8 × W. 8 3/8 × D. 8 9/16 in.), it served as a vessel for storing or pouring water, food, or ritual liquids in daily life. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, it was generously gifted by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie in 2019 to celebrate the museum's 150th anniversary. Ancestral Pue...