Casas Grandes Polychrome Olla w/ Badger
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Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Paquime/Casas Grandes, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. A fine pottery bowl, hand built in a zoomorphic form resembling a badger. Enveloped in beige slip with mesmerizing orange and black designs of nested spiral and triangular motifs, the vessel displays a bulbous body with a rounded base, an attenuated neck, and a pointed snout with a delineated mouth and nostrils, the verso of which opens up to the interior basin. Size: 6.75" Diameter x 6.5" H (17.1 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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#184627
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#184627
Condition
Professionally repaired and restored with some areas of repainting; all done expertly and very difficult to notice. Light surface wear as shown, but, otherwise, excellent presentation with nice pigments, root marks, and mineral deposits. Label on underside of base with old inventory number and "Casas / Villa Ahumada" denoting find site.
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Casas Grandes Polychrome Olla w/ Badger
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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