North America, Southwest, Central eastern Arizona, Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan, Greater Mogollon, Greater Salado, ca. 800 to 900 CE. A lovely hand built and sizable polychrome Tonto style olla with a gorgeous geometric motif. The vessel rests on a rounded but stable base and the walls swell dramatically outward to a broad shoulder. The neck tapers inward and then flares upward to a thick rim. The orange-red vessel bears an intricate register of patterns around the shoulder, consisting of linear motifs and stepped motifs in black and white pigments. The neck is similarly painted with thick bands and spiraling shapes. The vessel was built with a coil and scrape method before painting the mesmerizing shapes. Size: 14" Diameter x 9.5" H (35.6 cm x 24.1 cm)

The Salado (Spanish for "salty") peoples migrated to the Salt River in Southeastern Arizona. They resided in the center of three major cultures of the Southwest of the time period: Anasazi to the North, Mogollon to the East and South, and the Hohokam to the West and Southwest. There are three recognized styles of Salado polychrome pottery: Pinta, Gila, and Tonto. All were done in red, white, and black polychrome. Tonto Polychrome probably developed out of earlier Pinto and Gila Polychromes. Red and white slips are applied to the exteriors of bowls, but unlike Gila Polychrome, the interiors are undecorated but sometimes smudged.

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: ex-William and Jane Frazer, Aspen, Colorado, USA, acquired 1980s

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Restored and repaired from many ancient pieces and modern material. Visible break lines and fissures. Infill and adhesive residue. Chips and losses along fissures and perforations in the base. Overpainting to motifs. TL hole on base, second TL hole on exterior rim. Nice craquelure to original pigments.