Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Chaco style, ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A hand- built pottery pitcher or cup that rests on a rounded base with a slightly piriform body, a tall neck, and an applied handle. The exterior of the vessel is painted with black motifs of rectangular shapes with diagonal stripes on a white ground. Two black parallel lines run down the handle. Pottery played an important role in Anasazi culture and included both utilitarian and decorative pieces that could be traded with neighboring communities for food or other goods. Anasazi pottery was made by hand coiling clay, then smoothing the surface and painting with designs before firing. This petite pitcher is a lovely example created via this technique! Size: 3.375" W x 5" H (8.6 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; Found on Witches Wells Ranch near Sanders, Arizona USA by Mark Brady and purchased from him in 2015

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#160687

Stable fissure from rim and down the neck. Chip to rim. Surface abrasions and fading of pigment. Old inventory number on base surface. Mineral deposits on the interior.