The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 13, 2024
Bowl with Spider Decoration
c. 750–1250
Diameter: 8.2 x 20.8 cm (3 1/4 x 8 3/16 in.); Overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1995.41
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
Description
In the Nariño region of southwestern Colombia, the dead were buried in shaft tombs, the most elaborate up to sixty feet deep and furnished with offerings such as these bowls. Colombian ceramics are not much studied and little can be said about their imagery, which reveals a keen interest in geometric abstraction. Depicted here are a row of figures with thatch-roofed huts, humans attacked by birds, and spiders.- {{cite web|title=Bowl with Spider Decoration|url=false|author=|year=c. 750–1250|access-date=13 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.41