Pre-Columbian, Venezuela, Trujillo culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery olla of a broad and tall form with a slightly concave foot, a bulbous, tiered body with a corseted neckline, and a flared rim. The exterior of the cream-hued vessel is decorated with orange, red, and black rings that create a concentric effect around the circumference. Size: 8.9" Diameter x 7.6" H (22.6 cm x 19.3 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, collected 1960 to 2000

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#171704

Repaired with restoration; resurfacing with overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions, chipping, and fading to pigment, with light encrustations within interior, and a few small spalls. Nice preservation to linear motifs. Old inventory label beneath base.