These are some of the oldest canteens in the ASM’s collection. Dating as early as 575 CE, these canteens show a strong contrast between the simpler beginnings of the canteen’s form and more elaborate later versions.
![Lino Gray canteen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/6544-x-1_p10.jpg?itok=_5TehzWO)
Lino Gray canteen, ca. 575-875 CE, Coconino County, AZ. Ancestral Pueblo culture. Collected by Byron Cummings. Max. length: 4.8 in. (12.3 cm.). (Catalog No. 6544)
![Rosa Gray canteen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/GP-46402_p11.jpg?itok=ZZ2UnmrS)
Rosa Gray canteen, ca. 575—950 CE, La Plata, CO. Ancestral Pueblo culture. Collected 1935. Max. length: 5 in. (12.6 cm.). (Catalog No. GP-46402)
![Rosa Gray canteen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/GP-43670_p11.jpg?itok=4uvlX7MD)
Rosa Gray canteen, ca. 575-950 CE, La Plata, CO. Ancestral Pueblo culture. Collected 1935. Max. length: 5.8 in. (14.7 cm). (Catalog No. GP-46370)
![Rosa Gray canteen](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/gp-46409_p14_0.jpg?itok=TJK902cH)
Rosa Gray canteen, ca. 575-950 CE, La Plata, CO. Ancestral Pueblo culture. Collected 1935. Max. length: 8.4 in. (21.4 cm.). (Catalog No. GP-46409)
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