The Man and the Crane Mimbres Culture". Artistic Ceramics Sardinia
The Man and the Crane Mimbres Culture". Artistic Ceramics Sardinia
ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPRODUCTION MIMBRES
Mimbres pottery was created by an Indian tribe settled in the American Southwest,
in a territory between Arizona and New Mexico.
In this artefact it is possible to recognize a peculiarity that is often found in the ceramics of this culture, namely the bichromatic vision of some figures. Period: c. 1000 AD
From this we can understand the name attributed to this reproduction, it is in fact possible to see a face painted in black and a crane painted in white.
Mimbres ceramics had a spiritual function, this would explain why the bowls found in the tombs have a hole in the bottom and for this reason scholars identify them as "killed ceramics". The reason for this practice lies in the fact that these people were convinced that by making this hole the spirit of the object was allowed to join the deceased in the afterlife.
Period: c. 1000 AD
In the replica shown here the hole was not reproduced for ornamental reasons.
Height: 7 cm
Diameter: 30 cm
Weight: 1,350 kg
This ceramic was created and decorated entirely by hand (without the use of the wheel). It was then subjected to an antiquing process and finally cooked at a temperature of 950 for approximately 15 hours.
Single piece