Miniature Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Pottery Mug
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Description
Native American, Southwestern United States, Mesa Verde region, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery mug of petite size, perhaps for a child. The flat-bottomed vessel features a thick handle and tapered walls decorated with black-painted linear motifs. Pottery played an important role in Anasazi culture and included both utilitarian and decorative pieces that could be traded with neighboring communities for food or other goods. Size: 3.625" L x 3" W x 2.4" H (9.2 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.1 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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#185439
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, 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.
#185439
Condition
Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and nicks, with light fading to original pigment, otherwise in nice condition. Great exterior motifs. Previous inventory label beneath base.
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Miniature Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Pottery Mug
Estimate $600 - $900
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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