Colima Redware Tripod Vessel, ex Bonhams
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**Originally Listed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel of broad, circular form bearing a flared rim and 2 rows of raised nodules encircling the upper shoulder. The round-bottomed vessel rests atop a trio of conical legs that allow it to stand comfortably. This vessel was perhaps used for storing food or drink. An attractive example from this shaft tomb culture. Size: 11.375" W x 6.25" H (28.9 cm x 15.9 cm)
Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Bonhams & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, before 2002
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel of broad, circular form bearing a flared rim and 2 rows of raised nodules encircling the upper shoulder. The round-bottomed vessel rests atop a trio of conical legs that allow it to stand comfortably. This vessel was perhaps used for storing food or drink. An attractive example from this shaft tomb culture. Size: 11.375" W x 6.25" H (28.9 cm x 15.9 cm)
Provenance: private Charlotte, North Carolina, USA collection; ex-Bonhams & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, before 2002
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.
#179792
Condition
Chips and losses to some raised nodules, with light abrasions, fading to pigment, and minor earthen deposits, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall form and red coloration.
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Colima Redware Tripod Vessel, ex Bonhams
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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