Two Mixtec Pottery Tripod Grater Bowls
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Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Mixtec people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A group of 2 hand-built and stone-burnished pottery grater bowls - the lighter bowl with tab-shaped feet and incised crosshatching within the center of the basin, and the darker, larger bowl with tubular legs and dozens of circular grater impressions within the center. Size (larger): 8.875" Diameter x 4" H (22.5 cm x 10.2 cm); (lighter colored): 8.6" Diameter x 3.9" H (21.8 cm x 9.9 cm)
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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#185759
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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.
#185759
Condition
Both vessels with professional repairs and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and fading to pigment, with light earthen deposits, and scattered areas of pitting, otherwise in nice condition. Great grater markings within each basin.
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Two Mixtec Pottery Tripod Grater Bowls
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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