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Pre-Columbian Chinesco Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel

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Pre-Columbian Chinesco Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel

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Description

Lagunillas (Chinesco) Type D
Nayarit, Mexico
Protoclassic 100 BCE – 250 CE
Buff earthenware with deep red, burnished slip
Size: 12-1/4" in height.
Provenance: Ex. Apollo Auction house, KY. Old Collection from 1976.

Old restoration, Bottom restored from several pieces with some losses, spout has a one inche repair otherwise intact. Lovely manganese dioxide blooms across the surface of the ceramic attest to its antiquity.
The uniquely styled, pill-shaped jar with thick, tubular spout-like forms leading to a well-modeled human head. The finely appliqued features of the male’s face and hair are in contrast to the voluminous, red-slipped body. It is possible such elaborately constructed effigy jars or bottles once held a liquid offering for the deceased.
For the type of vessel form: Museo Nacional de Antropología | Colecciones

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Pre-Columbian Chinesco Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel

Name: Pre-Columbian Chinesco Anthropomorphic Effigy Vessel
SKU: 169503818
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $900

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Starting Price $300

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