Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes culture, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1200 to 1450 CE. A hand-built pottery jar of round-bottomed form with a tapered shoulder and a thick, everted rim. The stone-burnished, beige-ground surfaces are adorned with expertly designed linear motifs in black and red pigment that exemplify the Ramos Polychrome presentation. The most exceptional Casas Grandes vessels are of the Ramos Polychrome type which required great skill and aesthetic vision. Size: 6.13" Diameter x 5.3" H (15.6 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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#184621

Professional repair and restoration to areas of base and walls, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and light fading to pigment, with some stable fissures within basin, otherwise in nice condition. Good preservation to painted motifs. Previous inventory label beneath base.