Bird-Shaped Pitcher

Brooklyn Museum

03.325.10825

Bird-shaped pitcher with a rounded base, an oblong body, and a narrow neck at one end, black writing on side reads "10825." The body of the vessel is decorated with black and white checkerboard designs along the wings and rows of dots along the back. Condition: Missing handle, large hole in side, two cracks in neck (possibly an old repair), surface loss

  • Credit Line

    Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody


  • Type of Item pitcher
  • Culture Ancient Pueblo
  • Material clay, pigment
  • Measurements length 5.125 in, width 3.875 in, height 7.0 in (overall)




  • Classification Vessel