Pair of Tairona Pottery Blackware Vessels
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**Originally Listed At $125**
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Two hand-built pottery blackware vessels. First is a lime container in the form of a turtle with a slight rounded base, angled shoulders with incised designs, a central cavity filled with ancient lime, and a projecting head with twin bulbous eyes and an incised diamond on top. Second is a petite twin-lobed vessel with incised linear and circular designs along the body as well as twin upturned rims. Size of largest (lime container): 2.625" L (6.7 cm).
Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery
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#128825
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Two hand-built pottery blackware vessels. First is a lime container in the form of a turtle with a slight rounded base, angled shoulders with incised designs, a central cavity filled with ancient lime, and a projecting head with twin bulbous eyes and an incised diamond on top. Second is a petite twin-lobed vessel with incised linear and circular designs along the body as well as twin upturned rims. Size of largest (lime container): 2.625" L (6.7 cm).
Provenance: private Stagecoach, Nevada, USA collection; acquired from 1985 to present from galleries such as Arte Primitivo, Art For Eternity, Butterfields, and Riverbend Gallery
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.
#128825
Condition
Both have expected age-commensurate surface wear, fading to designs, small chips to rims and bases, with light earthen and mineral deposits throughout.
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Pair of Tairona Pottery Blackware Vessels
Estimate $200 - $300
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