Large San Lazaro Glaze Polychrome Bowl

San Lazaro Area - Galisteo Basin, New Mexico

1475 A.D. - 1525 A.D. | Clay | Item 2245

This is a rare and large San Lazaro bowl, dating from 1475 A.D. to 1525 A.D., what I call proto-historic. The designs are bold and clear. The outer designs likely represent a parrot, or bird of some type. The inside is much more complicated and involves other bird shapes. There is a lightening shape that cuts through the inside of the bowl going across the center and connecting to each of the upper rim designs. On several of the photos shown you can see two, pump drilled holes adjacent to each other. These were most likely put there to secure the crack that would have first happened back in the period when this bowl was being used. They remain today as evidence of this original crack.

The area of production of San Lazaro Glaze Polychrome may have been largely limited to the Galisteo Basin and included Tonque, San Cristobal, San Marcos and San Lazaro (Warren 1970). To better understand “Glaze Ware”, I suggest you click this link which is a detailed explanation of this type of glaze as provided by the Office of Archaeological Studies: Pottery Typology Project.

You can also see other examples of San Lazaro glaze ware here: Type Name: San Lazaro Glaze Ware Polychrome