DepartmentLatin America
Petatillo casserole dish and lid
NameVessel and vessel lid
Maker
José Bernabe Campechano
Datec. 1970
Place madeTonala, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, pigments, enamel, glaze
Dimensions6 5/16 × 12 × 10 1/4 in. (16 × 30.5 × 26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby and Ralph Bransky, A.2016.67.2ab
Object numberA.2016.67.2ab
DescriptionCasserole dish (a) with two lug handles, decorated with fine crosshatching (petatillo) and abstract flowers and birds. Lid with knob handle has similar decoration encircled by small geometric forms. Terra cotta with green, black and white pigments.
Last quarter, 20th century
c. 2500 B.C.; Neolithic period
José Aragón
