COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.205.6
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MMA_.1979.205.6
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
The clean lines of this ceramic vessel are representative of the refined and abstract aesthetic that dominated the art style at Teotihuacan. This vessel type, called florero, is notable for its elegant long neck and widely flared rim. Although the design may have originated elsewhere, the people of Teotihuacan produced floreros from the first century A.D. until the city collapsed around 750 A.D. The smooth, glossy surface of this bottle is the result of a ceramic technique called burnishing. To burnish a ceramic vessel, a hard stone is rubbed along the unfired clay surface in order to align the tiny particles that form the "skin" of the clay body. When these particles line up , the result is the shiny surface apparent here.
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The clean lines of this ceramic vessel are representative of the refined and abstract aesthetic that dominated the art style at Teotihuacan. This vessel type, called florero, is notable for its elegant long neck and widely flared rim. Although the design may have originated elsewhere, the people of Teotihuacan produced floreros from the first century A.D. until the city collapsed around 750 A.D. The smooth, glossy surface of this bottle is the result of a ceramic technique called burnishing. To burnish a ceramic vessel, a hard stone is rubbed along the unfired clay surface in order to align the tiny particles that form the "skin" of the clay body. When these particles line up , the result is the shiny surface apparent here.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bottle (Florero)
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Bottle (Florero)
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
1st?5th century
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1st?5th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1
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1
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
499
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499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
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H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.205.6
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1979.205.6
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1979
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Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1979
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.205.6.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.205.6.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false