An Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white seed jar

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An Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white seed jar The upper portion painted in a banded pattern interspersed with dense diagonal checkerboard and fretwork motifs. height 8 1/4in; diameter 12 1/4in Footnotes: Accompanied by a letter from Stuart Struever, dated Dec. 15, 2011, with a description conveyed to Struever by Dr. Scott Ortman stating in part that: 'The design on the exterior is called Mesa Verde Black on White. The black design is mineral paint (before the prehistoric Anasazi shift to organic paint).' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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An Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white seed jar

Lot 0033

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Jun 18, 2026, 1:32 PM EDT

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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