Pueblo Style Vessel, United States by Brotherton Lee

Two checkered creatures hide inside a ring of fine stripes in a speckled bowl.

This pueblo style painted vessel is from Arizona, the United States, and is contemporary. It is painted pottery. Pueblo potters of the American Southwest build vessels by hand from coiled clay, then polish and paint them with mineral and plant-based pigments before open firing. Deep and rounded, the bowl has a rough gray exterior and a smooth cream interior. Thin black concentric lines circle the rim, while two dark, checkerboard-patterned motifs sit low on the inner wall. It is 7 inches wide, 7 deep and 3 high.

Neat lines, odd little guests, and a rough-hewn outside.