West Mexican Pottery Incised Cylinder Vessel
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Description
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A well-preserved ceramic cylinder vessel, incised with highly abstract motifs resembling human heads with serpent-like bodies. The mouth of the vessel is wide and the base rounded; chevrons and diamonds, also incised, circle the unpronounced rim above a border of three incised lines. A cylinder like this was probably made for to be placed into one of the incredibly distinctive shaft tombs of this region. Size: 6.25" W x 6" H (15.9 cm x 15.2 cm)
Provenance: ex Dr. George Wald, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s. Dr. Wald was the recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the retina
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#127002
Provenance: ex Dr. George Wald, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1960s. Dr. Wald was the recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the retina
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.
#127002
Condition
Tiny chip from rim, but otherwise in good condition, with light surface scratching. Nice root marks, especially on interior. Well preserved motifs.
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West Mexican Pottery Incised Cylinder Vessel
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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