North America, Southwest, Central eastern Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Greater Mogollon, Greater Salado, Upper Gila (Highland Salado), ca. 1250 to 1350 CE. An impressive pottery olla presenting a bulbous body, corseted neck, and flared rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. The exterior of the jar is adorned with a lovely black-on white decorative program featuring several horizontal registers of triangular, square, and linear motifs. Alternatively, the interior of the vessel boasts vibrant orange hue of bare terracotta. An ancient husk of corn can be found within the olla, possibly serving as evidence this dish serving a utilitarian purpose rather than decorative. Size: 7.5" in diameter x 6.5" H (19 cm x 16.5 cm)

There are three recognized styles of Salado polychrome pottery: Pinta, Gila, and Tonto. Gila vessels like this example were often decorated with complex designs, at times featuring stylized snakes, lizards, parrots, stars, the sun, and eyes. Many of these images also appear in petroglyphs. 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: Ancestral Puebloan to the North, Mogollon to the East and South, and the Hohokam to the West and Southwest.

Provenance: private J. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired in 1998; ex-Gem and Mineral Show, Tucson, Arizona

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Collection labels on base. Chips to rim, as well as some abrasions and nicks throughout, all commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.