DepartmentLatin America

Mayolica bowl bull motif

NamePlate

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeCuzco, Cuzco, Peru, South America

MediumMajolica. Ceramic (earthenware), tin glaze, pigments

DimensionsOverall: 2 x 8 in. (5.08 x 20.32 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2006.34.3

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionShallow, wide, bowl shaped majolica plate, underside and bottom unglazed, top glazed off-white background, green and brown glazed bull with a green flagged banderilla in his shoulder. He stands over a swagged ground. The edge of the bowl is decorated with a green scalloped design.