**First Time At Auction**

Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of minimalist form with a slightly rounded but stable base, tall walls, and a thin rim that surrounds a basin lined with black pigment. Incised across the exterior surfaces are 4 sizable linear bars filled with either dense crosshatching or sparse serrations, each enclosed within a curvilinear border that separates each bar from its neighbor. Size: 5.875" W x 3.5" H (14.9 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection

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#171187

Repair and restoration with resurfacing and overpainting. Minor abrasions and light softening to incised decorations, with small nicks across exterior surfaces. Nice preservation to incised motifs in most areas.