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Nayarit Bi-chrome Pottery Dish w/ Geometric Pattern
Nayarit Bi-chrome Pottery Dish w/ Geometric Pattern
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Description
**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A handmade pottery dish or shallow bowl - slipped in an umber red hue and the interior basin is painted with creamy white stripes and stippled patterning. Pottery played a significant role in Nayarit burial practices, vessels and figurines were buried in shaft tombs alongside the deceased. These vessels could contain offerings of food, drink, and other items for the deceased's journey to the afterlife and were often vibrantly painted. Size: 8.25" Diameter x 1.5" H (21 cm x 3.8 cm)

Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Joey Hartley, Ancient Artifax, Hickory, North Carolina, USA, acquired October 2007; ex-Robert Sudmann collection

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#181658
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored from several large pieces with infill and overpainting to break lines. Breaks are nearly indiscernible. Nice manganese deposits on the surface. Old inventory label on base.
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Nayarit Bi-chrome Pottery Dish w/ Geometric Pattern

Estimate $300 - $450
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Starting Price $150
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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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