Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine pottery vessel displaying a round bottom, hemispherical body, and flared rim, all sitting upon 3 petite feet. The beautiful vessel is adorned with alternating horizontal registers of beige and sienna-hued glaze on the interior and exterior. An incised motif of abstract striations further embellishes the interior of the basin with several zigzag and step-pyramid patterns along the rim and concentric circles with lattice decoration at the center. Size: 8" in diameter x 4" H (20.3 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA, donated to Ashland University between July 1994 to December 1998

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#165148

Repaired from several pieces with restoration. Nicks and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining pigments.