Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Carretas, Casas Grandes, ca. 1060 to 1340 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of bulbous form and tan coloration decorated with attractive motifs in red and black. The vessel exhibits a round but stable base, a carinated body with a sloped shoulder, and a petite, flared rim. The exterior surfaces are made smooth via fine burnishing marks and have intricate linear and geometric motifs in red and black hues across the upper body. A pair of drilled suspension holes on either side of the rim enabled the vessel to either have a lid secured to the top or to be suspended off the ground when not in use. Size: 7.5" Diameter x 5.875" H (19 cm x 14.9 cm)

Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection

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#171158

Minor nicks and chips to rim and body, with abrasions and light fading to pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to painted motifs. Great manganese deposits and root marks throughout. Old inventory labels beneath base. Three modern felt feet attached to base to aid with upright stability.