La Aguada Pottery Olla Incised Cruciform Motifs
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**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished greyware pottery olla with a concave base, tall walls, and a thin rim surrounding the deep basin. The exterior walls are intricately decorated with incised cruciform patterns enclosed within diamond-shaped borders, and white pigment is rubbed within the striations to further accentuate the detailing. Size: 8.6" W x 5.4" H (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-collection of Imre and Nicholas T. Molnar, acquired between 1960 to 1978, by descent
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.
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Pre-Columbian, Argentina, La Aguada / Aquada culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished greyware pottery olla with a concave base, tall walls, and a thin rim surrounding the deep basin. The exterior walls are intricately decorated with incised cruciform patterns enclosed within diamond-shaped borders, and white pigment is rubbed within the striations to further accentuate the detailing. Size: 8.6" W x 5.4" H (21.8 cm x 13.7 cm)
Provenance: ex-collection of Imre and Nicholas T. Molnar, acquired between 1960 to 1978, by descent
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.
#150796
Condition
Professional repairs to areas of rim and walls, with nearly invisible resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Abrasions and nicks to rim, exterior walls, and base, with areas of fire-darkening along rim and upper body, fading to white pigmentation, and softening to some incised details. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.
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La Aguada Pottery Olla Incised Cruciform Motifs
Estimate $200 - $300
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