Classic El Paso Polychrome is the most elaborate and complex native ceramic style from the Trans-Pecos. Vessels from this style were decorated in red and black pigment with alternating parallel or interlocking bands and geometric designs. Classic El Paso Polychrome was produced only briefly, from A.D. 1200/1250 until the puebloan settlements of the Trans-Pecos were abandoned around A.D. 1450. This jar belongs to the collection of the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. Photo by Susan Dial.
