This Bowl is an example of Style III from the Swarts Ruin site. Swarts ruin (sometimes known as Swartz ruin) is a Mimbres village in Grants County, southwestern New Mexico, excavated during the 1920s
The god Mercury is in fine shape - the Romans loved looking at well-trained male bodies. He usually wears a winged helmet, indicating his speed when he delivers messages for the gods. Exquisitly carft