Blackware Bowl 12th-8th century B.C. Olmec A potter created this small bowl by hand likely through the coiling technique, then smoothing the walls with a palette, painting the surface with a dark-colored slip composed of minerals dissolved in water, and burnishing the surface to achieve a shiny luster. An artist then gouged and incised linear abstract designs around the body of the vessel to imbue it with a symbolic significance. Reportedly from Las Bocas, Puebla, the vessel is consistent with many found in a widespread Olmec style with supernatural motifs. Such vessels were important for community feasts, and many were subsequently placed in burials as important funerary offerings. Further readingBenson, Elizabeth P., and Beatriz de la Fuente, eds. Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1996. Berrin, Kathleen, and Virginia M. Fields, eds. Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2010. Cheetham, D

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Blackware Bowl 12th-8th century B.C. Olmec A potter created this small bowl by hand likely through the coiling technique, then smoothing the walls with a palette, painting the surface with a dark-colored slip composed of minerals dissolved in water, and burnishing the surface to achieve a shiny luster. An artist then gouged and incised linear abstract designs around the body of the vessel to imbue it with a symbolic significance. Reportedly from Las Bocas, Puebla, the vessel is consistent with many found in a widespread Olmec style with supernatural motifs. Such vessels were important for community feasts, and many were subsequently placed in burials as important funerary offerings. Further readingBenson, Elizabeth P., and Beatriz de la Fuente, eds. Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1996. Berrin, Kathleen, and Virginia M. Fields, eds. Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2010. Cheetham, D

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