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Mimbres geometric pot, ca. 1100 AD ~ Explored 1

Private collection

Cover photo from book, "Decoding Mimbres Painting"

My review of the book, which I liked a lot: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2617089584

The authors interpret the design as an abstraction of a Datura flower opening, which seems reasonable. We used to have these growing in the wash below our Tucson house!

Diameter: 11 in/28 cm

Original photo by Richard Ehrlich; cropped and adjusted by me.

Copyright: Museum Associates of Los Angeles (LACMA)

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Uploaded on December 14, 2018
Taken on December 13, 2018