Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo Culture, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A hand-built Caddo redware bottle, the globular body rising through a dramatically elongated cylindrical neck to a small mouth. The entire surface finished in a smooth matte terracotta red slip. Size: 5.5" D x 10.5" H (14.0 cm D x 26.7 cm H)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection

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Item #202879

Professionally repaired and restored, neck is reattached with overpainting. Restoration with new material and repairs are nearly indiscernible. Faint hairline pressure fissures on the neck and body.