Rare Colima Redware Pottery Jar, Ex Sotheby's
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing handmade redware pottery jar of an unusual form exhibiting a small circular base that dramatically widens to a double-corseted thick discoid body with a long flat shoulder, short cylindrical neck, and a flared rim. The gorgeous earthy red hue of this ancient vessel is beautifully complimented by its lustrous burnished finish. A unique and exquisite piece from Colima culture! Size: 9.25" W x 6.375" H (23.5 cm x 16.2 cm)
The people in the Colima region were part of the shaft tomb culture, along with neighbors to the north in Jalisco and Nayarit. In these cultures, the dead were buried in shafts tombs. These shafts were almost always dug beneath a dwelling, probably a family home, and seem to have been used as family mausoleums, housing the remains of many related individuals. This is a vessel made to be placed inside those mausoleums, perhaps to mediate between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Provenance: Private Bloomington Indiana Collection; Ex-Sotheby's New York/Parke Bernett on 3/6/1971 Lot 108
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#159153
Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing handmade redware pottery jar of an unusual form exhibiting a small circular base that dramatically widens to a double-corseted thick discoid body with a long flat shoulder, short cylindrical neck, and a flared rim. The gorgeous earthy red hue of this ancient vessel is beautifully complimented by its lustrous burnished finish. A unique and exquisite piece from Colima culture! Size: 9.25" W x 6.375" H (23.5 cm x 16.2 cm)
The people in the Colima region were part of the shaft tomb culture, along with neighbors to the north in Jalisco and Nayarit. In these cultures, the dead were buried in shafts tombs. These shafts were almost always dug beneath a dwelling, probably a family home, and seem to have been used as family mausoleums, housing the remains of many related individuals. This is a vessel made to be placed inside those mausoleums, perhaps to mediate between the worlds of the living and the dead.
Provenance: Private Bloomington Indiana Collection; Ex-Sotheby's New York/Parke Bernett on 3/6/1971 Lot 108
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#159153
Condition
Two chips to rim. Remains of a collection label and "Neggi / A" written on base. Expected nicks/chips to paint with light char marks. Excellent with lovely earthen deposits.
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Rare Colima Redware Pottery Jar, Ex Sotheby's
Estimate $600 - $900
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