Jar with Four Faces, mid-13th–mid-15th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Ceramic, H. 8 11/16 in. ( cm

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Jar with Four Faces, mid-13th–mid-15th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes, Ceramic, H. 8 11/16 in. ( cm), Ceramics-Containers, Between the mid-thirteenth and mid-fifteenth centuries, the arid region that stretches from northern Mexico to the southwestern United States was dominated by the powerful city of Casas Grandes. Located in what is now the Mexican state of Chihuahua, Casas Grandes was a well planned urban center made wealthy by trade in precious commodities such as shell, copper, turquoise, and tropical bird feathers

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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