Michoacan Miniature Vessels (5), ex-David Harner

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Five polychrome decorated pottery examples, including three miniature tripod bowls, two of which are decorated with stylized birds and have geometric borders and serrated rims. The other is decorated with a stylized starfish. A few very minor rim flakes, otherwise intact, exc. cond. Together with two miniature examples having a large loop type leg handle and two front legs, one decorated with a bird, the other a starfish. One handle reattached, otherwise both are in exc. cond. All are nice examples. 1-1/4" to 1-1/2"H.

Provenance: Private Nevada collection, ex. Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, 1950's - 1960's. Item #'s P.7, V.52, A.33, WC.66 and V.42.

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Michoacan Miniature Vessels (5), ex-David Harner

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DAY 1 Pre-Columbian, Native American, Tribal

Feb 26, 2026 10:00 AM EST

Louisville, CO, United States

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Michoacan & Chupicuaro Decorated Bowls (3): Three different decorated pottery examples including a Chupicuaro bowl decorated on the interior with black and tan bands of geometric elements and alternating red-brown bands. The exterior is

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Chontal Variegated Green Stone Maskette: Carved variegated green serpentine stone maskette, of rounded form having a large relief carved angular nose, angular browline, and parted lips. A biconical drilled attachment hole in the upper left

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Pre-Classic Miniature Figures (7): Group of seven solid pottery miniature figures including a Michoacan matching pair, having fancy hairdos and each with a suspension hole in the center, resting their hands on their raised knees. Both

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Pre-Classic & Chupicuaro Miniatures Figures (9): Group of nine different buff color solid pottery miniature figures, including five "pretty lady" types, four wearing an applied necklace, and two retain their red and white painted highlights. One

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Pre-Classic Solid Pottery Figures (7): Group of seven different solid pottery figures, including a Tlatilco seated figure holding a child across her lap, with some remaining ocher and red painted highlights. Intact, a nice example. A

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Colima Redware Female Dog Effigy, Modeled Features: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A compact and quietly expressive Colima pottery dog stands with alert poise, its rounded body and distinctive facial modeling giving it a

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Colima Crawling Backache Figure: Reddish-brown color pottery crawling female figure, holding her right hand on her lower back, in pain. Depicted with an "outie" naval, painful facial expression, large parted lips, incised

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Colima Redware Seated Shaman Holding Rattles: Redware pottery seated shaman holding a rattle in both raised hands. Wearing a large crescent shape necklace and a brimmed hat with a top spout. Pierced ears, angular nose and small eyes with arched

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Colima Standing Female Figure with Shoulder-Borne Jar: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A robust and expressive pottery figure depicts a semi-nude standing female, her breasts exposed and her form animated by the confident

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